AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CROP FARMING SCHEME OF THE RIVERS STATE SCHOOL-TO-LAND AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME.

Abstract

This work investigated the sustainability of the crop farming scheme of School-to-Land agricultural programme in Rivers State, A multi-stage sampling technique was implored to select a sample size of 57 from a sample population of three hundred (300). Descriptive statistics of frequency tables, bar charts, percentages, mean and Score Sheet tabulation were implored in the analysis. Performance decisions were taken based on the failure percentages. Study revealed that the programme failed due to lack of government financial commitment, forceful reacquisition of lands by communities, abandonment of farming activities due to aged trained farmers and lack of interest by trained and settled farmers. The study recommended for the government to step up maintenance culture on the authority’s properties. There should be renewed sensitization of youths on the need for youths to return to farming as a way forward to guarantee sustained agricultural productivity

Keywords: Investigation, Sustainability, Crop Farming, School-to-Land, Agricultural.