Abstract:
The Farmers of the Future (FoF) initiative implemented a
programme of integrating natural resources management in
the basic education curriculum. The purpose of the study was to
document activities and determine the effects of FoF programme
on primary school learners’ perceptions towards natural resources
management by comparing learners involved in the FoF
programme and those not involved. Further, comparison of per
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ceptions by gender among learners involved in the FoF was
done. The study employed an ex-post-facto design. The location
of the study was the western region of Kenya. The sample was
composed of 120 learners and 6 teachers, making a total of 126
respondents. This was in accordance with recommendations by
Kathuri and Pals (1993). The data were collected using questionnaires and analysed using t-test at alpha = 0.05. The
instruments were validated by two experts in the Department of
Agricultural Education and Extension at Egerton University and
one expert from ICRAF. Reliability was tested through pilot
testing and indicated a reliability coefficient of 0.72 The findings
indicated that the FoF programme had a significant influence on
learners’ positive perceptions towards natural resources management
thus the programme forms an integral part in sustainable agriculture.
