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Economic Evaluation of Prospective Participatory Financing of Agricultural Extension Services Delivery in Ekiti State, Nigeria

This study identifies and evaluates factors influencing the willingness to participate financially in agricultural extension services delivery in Ekiti-State, Nigeria. A total of 120 respondents who were smallholders were interviewed with the aid of a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Data were collected on socio-economic characteristics of the respondents. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Probit regression model. Result of the Probit model estimates showed that; off farm income (p<0.05) and schooling years (p<0.10) positively influence willingness to participate financially in agricultural extension services delivery, while, age (p<0.05) and household size (p<0.05), negatively influence willingness to participate financially in agricultural extension services delivery. The result confirms the potential and prospect of public funded extension services with contributions from farmers which can be delivered in a private way as viable effective agricultural information dissemination option in the study area.