Identification of Job Skills in Aloevera Production for Income Diversification Among Farmers in Taraba State

This study was on identification of job skills in Aloe Vera production for income diversification among farmers in TarabaState. Specific objectives for the study were to: identify the skills in pre-planting operations for Aloe Vera production,determine the skills in planting operations for Aloe Vera production, identify the skills in post-planting operationsfor AloeVera production, determine the skills in harvesting operations for Aloe Vera production in Taraba State.Four researchquestions were raised and answered; four hypotheses were formulated and tested at P≤0.05 level of significance. The designfor the study was survey research design. The population for the study was 401 respondentsconsisting of 285 registeredfarmers in Taraba State and 116 Agricultural Extension Agents in Taraba State. A structured questionnaire titled: Aloe VeraProduction Skills Questionnaire (APSQ) was used for data collection. Mean was used to answer the research questions,while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at P≤0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that: 15 skillsin pre planting of Aloe Vera, seven skills in planting of Aloe Vera, five skills in post planting of Aloe Vera and6 skills inharvesting operations in Aloe Vera production. It was therefore recommended that the 35 job skills identified by this studybe packed into a training manual and used for training farmers for income diversification in Taraba State.