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VOL. 1, ISSUE 2 (2015)
Data analysis of farm accident through agricultural mechanization
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Adewumi Idowu Olugbenga, Ijadunola John Ademola, Aremu David.O, Oladejo Lukuman Folarin
Abstract
Farm accident occurrence has been a serious issue in agricultural sector of the nation. This is just because most operation carried out on farm are tedious, energy and time consuming. These thesis majorly focus on data analysis of accidents with machinery and devices in agriculture. Three different local governments in Oyo-state were considered, Egbeda, Ona-ara and Ido local government respectively. Primary data were collected through interview and questionnaire approach, while secondary data are from journals, bulletins, and internet were employed in the study, where 150 respondents were involved in this findings. In order to allow intensity of perception as expressed by respondent participation, 4-point scale was used in the questionnaire design. This aspect of the research work explores deeply the socio-economic characteristic of the respondent [independent variables] on the perception of respondents’ on effect of mechanization in agriculture to increase in farm accident rate [dependent variable]. The relationship was tested using regression analysis. The end result shows that low academic qualification of the respondent is one of the main causes of accident when using farm machinery and devices. It is also concluded that working age for agricultural farm worker that handles device and machinery should range between 18 – 29 years and 30 – 39 years according to the data collected from the study area. Statistical result indicated that there is a great need for government intervention in reduction in farm accidents through use of device and machinery.
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Pages:29-34
How to cite this article:
Adewumi Idowu Olugbenga, Ijadunola John Ademola, Aremu David.O, Oladejo Lukuman Folarin "Data analysis of farm accident through agricultural mechanization". International Journal of Research in Advanced Engineering and Technology, Vol 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 29-34
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