Role of adult education programmes in achieving sustainable development goal 2 (zero hunger) in Port Harcourt metropolis of Rivers State

The study examined Role of Adult education Programmes in achieving sustainable development goal 2 in Port Harcourt Metropolis. Three research objectives and three research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The Population of study consists of 34 Facilitators and 200 Beneficiaries in 15 Adult Education centres making a total population size of 234 men and women in 15 communities in Port Harcourt Metropolis. The entire population was taken as census without sampling due to the small and manageable size of the population. The Instrument for data collection in this study was a researcher designed questionnaire titled “Role of Adult Education Programmes in Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 Questionnaire” (RAEPASDGQ). The Instrument was validated by three experts. A test of internal consistency was carried out using Cronbach Alpha to determine the reliability of the Instrument. Reliability Coefficients of 0.72 was obtained which showed the Instrument was reliable. The retrieved data were analyzed using mean, and standard deviation statistics. The findings of the study revealed amongst others that: Facilitators and Beneficiaries accepted that there is high extent farmers’ education usage in achieving Sustainable Development Goal, and that two groups agreed that skill acquisition programme is used in achieving Sustainable Development goal 2 in Port Harcourt Metropolis. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that: There should be thorough sensitization of the people to embrace skill acquisition as a means of ending hunger and ensuring food security, Government should give soft loans to Farmers’ Association to ensure sustainable food in our communities and education attainments is one of the major determinants of escaping from hunger and ensuring sustainable food. Basic literacy education centres must be given more attention by establishing more literacy centers in Port Harcourt Metropolis.