Suleiman Yusuf Sheriff¹, Haruna Sule², Bello Zaki Abubakar³, Muhammed Abubakar Maikasuwa¹, Faith Ikoghene Agbomakha⁴

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¹ Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria.
² Department of Food and Strategic Reserve, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria.
³ Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria.
⁴ Department of Vacational and Technical Studies, Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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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.

Keywords: Knowledge, Management, Sustainable, Land, Extension, Workers

Cite this paper: Sheriff, S. , Sule, H. , Abubakar, B. , Maikasuwa, M. and Agbomakha, F. (2020) Challenges Militating against the Effectiveness of Knowledge Management in Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Production among Extension Workers in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Agricultural Sciences, 11, 912-920. doi: 10.4236/as.2020.1110059.

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