Abstract
The study was carried out to investigate the influence of agricultural extension programme on farmers’ agricultural production in Kano State. Twelve local government areas were selected for this study and 8,866 farmers served as population for the study, out of which 370 were randomly selected from the population as sample. Survey research design was used for the study, and questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using percentages and Spearman’s rho correlation procedure at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study showed that 87.6% of the farmers used improved farm practices introduced to them frequently, 85% had increase in yield after the adoption of the improved practices. The results of the tested null hypothesis 1 indicated that the personal characteristics of the farmers were highly correlated with adoption of agricultural innovation and that of null hypothesis 2 showed that the adoption of improved farm practices by the farmers was significantly correlated with change in agricultural production. Conclusively, from the findings, agricultural extension programmes were found effective in the study area, and led to increase in sorghum, millet and cowpea productions. It was recommended that famers should organize adult literacy classes in their areas in order to increase their literacy level. Kano State Government should provide agricultural inputs to farmers on time and at subsidized prices for more effective adoption of agricultural improved practices in the State.