The aim of this study is to identify the place of women in the use of information in large
scale agricultural development process in ljaye community of Akinyele Local
Government Area of Qvo State. This is with a view to providing valuable data for
government. NGOs and other Policy making bodies, to guide in developing the
agricultural development programmes. Two hundred am/forty copies of a questionnaire
were administered t(! respondents. which include women farmers and extension workers.
Also data were collected through the focus group discussion oral interview and existing
comparative literature. It was revealed that only a very small percentage of women
farmer were involved in fairly large-scale agriculture. Factors responsible for this
include non-allocation of land to women, lack of relevant information on agriculture
and lack of funds. Nevertheless the very few that were engaged in farming utilize the
information at their disposal maximally
