TITLE:
Challenges Militating against the Effectiveness of Knowledge Management in Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Production among Extension Workers in Sokoto State, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Suleiman Yusuf Sheriff, Haruna Sule, Bello Zaki Abubakar, Muhammed Abubakar Maikasuwa, Faith Ikoghene Agbomakha
KEYWORDS:
Knowledge, Management, Sustainable, Land, Extension, Workers
JOURNAL NAME:
Agricultural Sciences,
Vol.11 No.10,
October
16,
2020
ABSTRACT: The study assessed the Challenges Militating against the Effectiveness of Knowledge Management (KM) in Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Production among Agricultural Extension Workers in Sokoto State, Nigeria. A sample size of 188 was drawn using well-structured questionnaires and was used for the study. Descriptive statistics and logit model were as tools of data analysis. The result of the study indicated that 53.7% of the extension Workers highlighted that lack of top Management support as major challenges for effectiveness of knowledge management among agricultural extension workers. The result of the logit model indicated that marital status, education level, experience, cosmopolitness and means of transportation had positive and significant relationship with effectiveness of Knowledge management. It was recommended therefore that Knowledge Management should be given top management support in all government establishments.