Information needs of extension agents in climate change management

Climate change has become a global issue affecting various sectors including agriculture and its management requires changes in skills and resilience capacities of farmers. In achieving this aim, agricultural extension is saddled with the responsibility of educating the farmers and to do this information is crucial. The study was conducted to determine the information needs of extension agents in South west Nigeria. Questionnaire was administered on a total of 297 extension agents in the study area to determine their information needs and the usefulness of the sources information on climate change. The top four areas of need identified were knowledge of drought resistant varieties of crops and animals ( =2.53), sustainable pest and disease control ( =2.51), knowledge of afforestation and deforestation initiatives for climate change ( =2.48), processing of crops to reduce post-harvest loss ( =2.46). The most useful source of information was the electronic media. It was recommended that information should be made available by research on the areas of needs through training, seminars and the electronic media.