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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 17-19, 2018, Ghent}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Global food security and food safety:\\The role of universities''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{University of Fort Hare Final Year Undergraduate Agriculture Students' Perception about Practical Agricultural Experience\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Shehu Folaranmi Gbolahan Yusuf, University of Fort Hare, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension, 5700~Alice Campus, South Africa, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{fyusuf@ufh.ac.za}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Shehu Folaranmi Gbolahan Yusuf$^{1}$, Oluwaseun Oluwabunmi Popoola$^{2}$, Nathaniel Siji Olutegbe$^{3}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$University of Fort Hare, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension, South Africa}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$University of Fort Hare, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, }}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{3}$University of Ibadan, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, }}}
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The study examined perception of the final year students of agriculture of the University of Fort Hare to practical agricultural experience. Data was obtained from a total of 334 final year undergraduate agricultural students sampled using a multi"=stage sampling procedure. However, only 278 of the instruments were retrieved, giving a return rate of \mbox{83.2\,\%}. Frequency distribution, mean and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used to analyse data. The study reveals that \mbox{56.5\,\%} were males, domiciled in the rural area (\mbox{65.8\,\%}), had siblings studying agriculture (\mbox{97.8\,\%}) and had an average age of about 23 years. More than half (\mbox{55.0\,\%}) had favourable perception toward practical agriculture experience. Also about half had agriculture as key subjects at secondary school level (\mbox{51.0\,\%}) and had their interest stimulated by their knowledge of agriculture (\mbox{56.8\,\%}) back in secondary school. Level of involvement in agriculture was generally low among \mbox{53.2\,\%}). However, only about half (\mbox{51.1\,\%}) expressed high level of satisfaction.  Perception of students on improved performance of the programme was also unfavourable among majority (\mbox{66.2\,\%}). Majority (\mbox{61.9\,\%}) wanted students to be involved in practical than make it a talk shop, while \mbox{48.9\,\%} suggested that the students should be posted out to the farms for experiential learning rather than experts coming to teach. Significant relationship existed between respondents perception regarding improved performance (r = 0.276), general disposition to PAE (r = 0.438) and overall satisfaction with the PAE programme. There is the need to improve on the quality of practical agriculture experience to which undergraduate students are exposed. }

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Academic performance, agricultural enterprise, experiential learning, satisfaction, theoretical work, training
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