Consumers’ Perception and acceptability of Nigerian rice in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study assessed farmers’ awareness and adoption of maize production technologies in Punjab Province, Pakistan. A simple random sampling technique was used to collect data from 120 farmers in the study area through personal interview using a structured interview schedule. The study found that 48.3% of the respondents had obtained information about agricultural practices from extension agents and that 65% of the respondents regularly visited the agricultural extension department. Furthermore, 62.5% of the respondents had a high awareness about improved maize cultivation practices and 53% had already adopted the techniques. Farmers who visited the agricultural extension department had a higher awareness and were more likely to adopt improved maize cultivation practices compared with farmers who did not visit the agricultural extension department. Farmers’ education level, cultivated area, and whether they visited the extension department were the key determinants of adoption of new technologies. Government policies in the province should aim to improve methods of extension delivery for the implementation of effective farming practices in small-scale farming systems.
 Key words: Awareness, adoption, farmers, agricultural extension, maize, Pakistan.

Consumers’ Preference for Local Rice Brands in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

“…Other prominent and preferred local rice were Abakaliki and Ilesha rice was ranked (Table 4). This agrees with the findings that local consumers have developed preference for imported rice based on the fact that they perceive its quality to be superior to domestic rice (Demont et al, 2011;Ekanem et al, 2020). Furthermore, most of the respondents are regular consumers of rice (Table 5).…”

“…Previous studies on rice have focused on identifying the constraints to increasing domestic rice production in Nigeria while other studies have focused on explaining the growth of rice consumption (Ogundele, and Okoruwa, 2006;Adeyeye 2012;Oyinbo et al, 2013;Adeyeye et al, 2011;Alfred and Adekayode, 2014). Other studies assessed consumers' preference for local rice in rice producing areas of Nigeria (Ogundele, 2014;Onu, 2018;Ekanem et al, 2020;Ajayi and Ajiboye, 2020). Ogundele which may not represent the consumers' preference in non-rice producing areas in Nigeria, especially in urban Southwest Nigeria (Ogundele, 2014).…”