Table 9: Lead Farmers Average Years of Cropping Experience by Zone

years but for Cassava it was 22 years. The mean years of farming experience in BidaBadeggi Zone for Rice was 10 years, for Sorghum was 12 years and Cassava was 13 years. For Kano-Jigawa Zone the mean years of farming experience was 17 years for Rice, 16 years for Sorghum and 15 years for Cassava. In Kebbi-Sokoto Zone for Rice, 23 years and Sorghum 16 years and there was Zero years for Cassava in the zone meaning the Program has not supported the production of Cassava. This was a clear indication that, the mean years of farming experience across the Zone at the national level was encouraging and a good development for increase productivity and production following the GAP technology disseminated.

Table 9: Lead Farmers Average Years of Cropping Experience by Zone

ZONE

Crop Production Mean Years of Experience Rice Sorghum Cassava ADANI-OMOR N 6 2 1 Mean 21.5 2 22 Minimum 2 2 22 Maximum 35 2 22 BIDA-BADEGGII N 2 3 2 Mean 9.5 12.3 12.5 Minimum 7 10 10 Maximum 12 15 15 KANO-JIGAWA N 6 6 3 Mean 17 16.2 15 Minimum 1 3 1 Maximum 40 35 40 KEBI-SOKOTO N 4 4 Mean 22.8 16 Minimum 10 1 Maximum 40 32 N 18 15 6Overall Mean 18.9 13.5 15.33 Minimum 1 1 1 Maximum 40 35 40 Source: June, 2020 Field Data