Communal Conflict Impact On Agricultural Extension Agents' Operations In Atisbo Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria

The study determined impact of communal conflict on extension agents dissemination of relevant agricultural infornuition and its consequences on farmers utilization level of agricultural information in Atisbo local government area[LGA] of Oyo States Nigeria. The local government was stratified into conflict and non- Conflict areas. Out of 6 viable cells in the L G. A. 3 extension agents and 150 farmers in the conflict cells were purposely selected using systematic random sampling techniques. It was found that contact farmers cultivated land, were reduced after conflict. Extension activities such as establishment of small plot adoption technologies, demonstration of adoption of non- farm technologies, visitation of EA and Training of farmers were drastically reduced after conflict. There is a significant difference in farmers' utilization of agricultural information mean scores 4.32 before and 2.5 after the conflict with Teal 2.12 > T. Tab 1.96. Hence an urgent intervention, to promote peace, is needed, if effective dissemination and utilization of relevant agricultural information in the area will be realized.