Abstract
Developing nations like Nigeria are facing a lot of issues with regard to food security as a result of climatic changes, urbanisation and growing population. This study is designed to examine the awareness and use of radio campaigns for food security messages among local farmers in selected rural areas of Oyo State. The survey method was adopted to harvest the opinions of local farmers about the categories of the adopters of radio agricultural innovations for food security in selected rural areas in Oyo state and to determine the effects of radio campaigns on food security among local farmers in selected rural areas in Oyo State. Findings showed that most respondents are laggards of radio agricultural innovations. Findings showed that most respondents maintained that radio food security campaigns are poor. Community leaders, traditional rulers, religious leaders and leaders of farmers’ associations in rural communities of Oyo State must be trained on the need for food security so that they, in turn, enlighten other farmers in their domains. The government of the day must make adult education system available in rural communities of Oyo State and also make provision for accessible markets for the sales of agricultural produce by local farmers in order to promote and boost their economic capabilities. The government of Oyo State, through the Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, must strengthen agricultural extension services in the states through funding, training and re-training and vehicles for easy mobilisation to different farming communities requiring the services of the extension agents in Oyo State.