Utilization of Information from Farmers’ Forum on Diamond FM Radio, University of Ibadan by Arable Crop farmers in Ibadan Peri-Urban, Oyo State, Nigeria.

The study assessed the utilization of entrepreneurial information provided through agricultural radio programme on Diamond FM Radio, University of Ibadan for arable crop farmers in Ibadan Peri-Urban. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 120 respondents from a list of programme feedback/contact farmers. Most of the respondents (56.7%) were between the age range of 49-56 years, 82.5% were male, 86.7% were married, 52.5% had secondary school education, with an average household size of x̄=7.58, years of experience x̄=24.7, with average land area cultivated ( x̄= 4.75 hectares). Entrepreneurial information mostly accessed were on sustainable land preparation practices ( x̄= 0.99) and exploring early season of farming ( x̄=0.98). Market information was perceived as most relevant entrepreneurial information to their enterprise, with radio talk ( x̄=1.99) being the most preferred format for programme delivery. Respondents were mostly constrained by inadequate finance to purchase farm inputs ( x̄=1.99) in a bid to utilize entrepreneurial information. Entrepreneurial information utilized most were those on market information, soil conservation practices and mitigating the effects of climate change ( x̄=1.99). Significant relationship existed between membership of farmers’ association (χ2 = 5.091), household size (r=-0.186), relevance of entrepreneurial information to enterprise (r=0.801), format of programme delivery preferred (r=0.816), constraints to utilizing entrepreneurial information (r=0.374) and utilization of entrepreneurial information by arable crop farmers. Radio programme is thus an effective means of disseminating entrepreneurial information and its effective utilization is thus advocated.Key words: Arable crop farmers, entrepreneurial information, farmers’ forum, programme format, radio programme.