WORK SKILL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS OF FARMERS IN COCOA PRODUCTION FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine work skill improvement needs of farmers in cocoa production for poverty alleviation in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Six research questions were developed in line with the purposes of the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 542.The whole population was used for the study therefore no sampling. A–75 item instrument was used by the researcher for data collection. The instrument was face validated by five experts and reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha Statistics the reliability gotten was 0.79. The administration and retrieval of instrument were through direct contact and use of research assistants with the respondents. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that the respondents accepted all the items presented as the work skill improvement needs of farmers in cocoa production for poverty alleviation in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It was recommended that governmental and non-governmental organizations should assist in the training of farmers on the identified work skills in Ebonyi States, Nigeria.