TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Children Involvement in Agriculture on Their Education in Southwest Nigeria
AU - , O.O. Fasina AU - , A.E. Adekoya 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 27
EP  - 30
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2007.27.30
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2007.27.30
KW  - Children
KW  -agriculture
KW  -punctuality in school
KW  -absenteeism in school
KW  -study time
AB  - Child welfare proponents consider early engagement in agricultural labour as one of the most challenging activities for children`s involvement as it exposes them to hazards that may hamper their development, which limits their prospects in life. The study therefore determined effects of children`s involvement in agriculture on their education in south western Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used  to   sample   540   children   aged   5-14   years   from   fifty   percent   of   the   six  south  west  states (Ogun, Osun and Ondo) using a structured interview schedule. Data were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation at the 0.05 level of significance. Study findings revealed majority of children were males (76.5%) with mean age of 12years involved in harvesting (86.9%), weeding (82.4%) and planting (74.6%). Mean of 7 h was spent in agricultural activities weekly. There was high enrollment (98.7%) in formal educational institutions. All had opportunity to study at home, 46.9% went late to school and 25.8% were absent from school at least once monthly. Children educational activities were negatively and significantly correlated with their level of involvement  in  agriculture:  study  time  (r  =  -0.44,  p<0.05),  punctuality  (r  = -0.32, p<0.05) and absenteeism (r = -0.44, p<0.05). It was thus recommended that farmers should be enlightened to be concerned on how to involve children in agriculture on a sustainable basis.
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