• Adetunbi S.I
• Adewole W.A.
• Ayoade A.R.
• Ilori T.

The general objective of the study was to assess the effects of family planning on agricultural production of the rural women in Surulere local government area of Oyo state. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting 90 respondents for this study. Data was collected with the aid of well-structured interview schedule while descriptive statistical tools (frequencies, percentages, mean and weighted mean score (WMS)) and inferential tool (Paerson Product Moment Correlation) were used to present the results of the findings. The results of the findings revealed that most (80%) of the respondents were married with the mean age of 40 years while the mean household size was 6 members. The major agricultural activities the respondents were processing of agricultural produce (68.9%) and marketing activities (95.6%). The major method of family planning used by the respondents was Condom (63.3%). The various benefits derived from family planning were prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (91.1%) and more participation of women in economic activities (100%). The constraints to the use of family planning were; desire for more children with weighted mean score (WMS) of 2.6 and husband objection, WMS of 2.3. The results of Pearson Product Moment Correlation showing the relationship between the selected socioeconomic characteristics of the Respondents and the effect of family planning om agricultural Production revealed a significant relationship between the age(r=-0.153; p=0.050) and years of schooling of the respondents (r=0.397; p=0.000) and the effect of family planning on agricultural production. The study concludes that the major effects of the use of family planning on agricultural production were increased participation of women in agricultural production it was therefore recommended that government and all the various stakeholders in family planning should further make more awareness on the benefits of family planning so that the various identified constraints will not limit the usage of family planning methods by the respondents.

EFFECTS OF THE USE OF FAMILY PLANNING ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE

"EFFECTS OF THE USE OF FAMILY PLANNING ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.1336-1345, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012172.pdf

"EFFECTS OF THE USE OF FAMILY PLANNING ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp1336-1345, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012172.pdf