ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC EXTENSION SERVICE AMONG WOMEN TOMATO FARMERS IN MAKODA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.

The study examine the assessment of public extension service among women tomato farmers in makoda local government area in Kano state. Primary data were used for the study generated randomly among 100 respondents from three markets in the study area. Descriptive statistics, Descriptive method such as percentages and frequency table were used to analyze the result. Table were constructed to analyzed data obtain through personal interview with tomato marketers were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that for Socio economics characteristic of respondents show that the 46% of the respondent were within the range of 21-30 years which has the highest frequency of 35, while Distribution of the respondent by Sex shown that (75%) of the tomato farmers were male has the highest frequency of 45, Distribution of the respondent by marital status shows that a proportion of 52% of the respondents were married with the highest frequency of 32, Distribution of the respondent by qualification 36% had secondary certificate and proportion of highest frequency of 22, Distribution of the respondent by method of the tomato storage shows that 76% of the respondent use well ventilated room temperature method with the highest frequency of 46. The major constraints faced by women tomato farmers often face unique challenges that hinder their productivity and economic empowerment. These challenges include limited access to resources, inadequate knowledge of best practices, and insufficient support from public extension services.