Determinants Of Adoption Of Improved Cassava Production Technologies Among Farmers In Enugu State Of Nigeria

Eze, CC; Ibekwe, U. C.; Onoh, PO; Nwajiuba, CU

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“…Education enhances extension agents' capacity to appreciate and comprehend the use of modern farm technologies that enhances output and income. This is in agreement with the findings of Eze et al (2006). Working experience (b = 0.138, t = 4.088) is the sixth determinant of the farmers' output and income.…”

Section: *Significant At 1% (Critical T = 236) Influence Of Extensiosupporting

confidence: 92%

Evaluation of Extension Agents Commitment to the Agricultural Loans and Inputs Supply Programme on Special Rice Production in Delta State, Nigeria

Okwuokenye¹,

Okoedo-Okojie²

2014

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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ABSTRACT:The study evaluated the activities of Extension agents on Agricultural Loans and Inputs Supply Programme participant farmers' rice output/income. Data were collected with the aid of questionnaire from 60Extension agents (participating in the ALIS programme) randomly selected from 6 LGAs (where the programme is being implemented) of Delta State. Data were also collected from 80 participant and 80 nonparticipant farmers' of the programme. Results of data analysis reveals that all the Extension agents are males and are married. Most (40%) of them belong to the age bracket of 30 -39 years, with a high proportion (48.3%) of them having HND/first degree and a good number of them (28.3%) having 5 -6 years experience in the ALIS programme. Major functions carried out by the Extension agents in the ALIS programme were advisory role (2.75), training farmers on inputs use (2.67) and demonstrating inputs use (2.65). The roles of the Extension agents on the farmers made a significant difference in out (176.25kg) and income N53,468.75 in favour participants. Important inputs provided by the extension agents are farm size, improved seeds and farm chemicals like fertilizer and urea. Some important constraints facing the programme according to the Extension agents were limited coverage of farmers (3.23), wrong selection of programme participants (3.22), late delivery of inputs (3.15) and poor funding of the programme (3.05). Based on findings the study recommends that efforts should be made to deliver inputs promptly to farmers, ensure all necessary inputs are timely made available to farmers and in adequate quantities, there is need to ensure that only those farmers who depend on rice farming are selected to participate in the programme. © JASEM

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Section: *Significant At 1% (Critical T = 236) Influence Of Extensiosupporting

confidence: 92%

Evaluation of Extension Agents Commitment to the Agricultural Loans and Inputs Supply Programme on Special Rice Production in Delta State, Nigeria

Okwuokenye¹,

Okoedo-Okojie²

2014

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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“…This emanate from the fact that the more extension agents visit the farmers and educate them on the use of neem technologies in controlling cowpea pests, the better that understand and adapt them. This is congruent with Asiabaka (1996), Eze et al (2006) and Ofuoku et al (2008) who reported that the frequency of extension contact influences the adoption behaviours of farmers. This is an indication that more frequent extension-farmer contact promotes the propensity of farmers to adopt neem technologies in controlling cowpea pests.…”

Section: Level Of Adoption Of Neem Technologiessupporting

confidence: 88%

“…This is the reason why when new technologies are costly because it requires large amount of money initially, the wealthy farmers readily adopt them (Ofuoku et al 2008). The confirms the findings of Eze et al (2006) and (Ofuoku et al 2008) in their studies on adoption of cassava technologies and fish production technologies respec- tively. The cowpea farmers who adopted most of the neem pest control technologies were the rich ones as observed in the study area.…”

Section: Level Of Adoption Of Neem Technologiessupporting

confidence: 72%

Propensity of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Farmers to Adopt Neem in Controlling Pest in Delta State, Nigeria

Ofuoku

Egho²,

Enujeke

2012

Trop Agric Res & Ext

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This study was conducted to determine the factors that influence the propensity of cowpea farmers to adopt neem in controlling pests in Delta State, Nigeria. Data were collected from a sample population of 125 cowpea farmers from ten randomly selected Local Government Areas of Delta State. The data were elicited from the respondents with the use of structured interview schedule and questionnaire, while descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The recommended neem technologies at different stages of adoption process were neem seed oil/extract; neem leaves solution, neem seed powder, and neem kernel powder. The grand mean adoption score and adoption index were 0.70 and 0.140 respectively. The low level of adoption was attributed to lack of extension contact, scarcity of neem, and poor level of subscription to farmers' groups. The level of education, age of farmers, farm size, farm income, household size, extension contact, membership of farmers' groups, cost of technology were the major factors that influenced the propensity of cowpea farmers to adopt neem technologies in pest control at 0.05 level of significance. It was recommended that more extension agents be employed; progressive approaches to extension delivery be encouraged and propagation of neem plants be encouraged.

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“…Adoption of improved agricultural technology apparently offers opportunity to increase production and income substantially (Nweke and Akorhe, 2002) and reduce food insecurity (Nata et al, 2014). Adoption of agricultural technology depends on a range of personal, social, cultural and economic factors as well as on the characteristics of the innovation itself (Pannell et al, 2006;Omonona et al, 2006;Prokopy et al, 2008;Shiferaw et al, 2008;Eze et al, 2008;Kassie et al, 2009;Yesuf and K¨ohlin, 2008;Owusu and Donkor, 2012;Challa and Tilahun, 2014).…”

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Welfare impact of adoption of improved cassava varieties by rural households in South Western Nigeria

2015

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Low adoption of modern agricultural technologies amongst farmers in Nigeria has been identified as one of the main reasons for the low agricultural productivity and increase in poverty level. The general objective of this study is to examine the welfare impact of farm households adoption of improved cassava varieties in Southwestern (SW) Nigeria using poverty as an indicator. It utilizes cross-sectional farm household level data collected in 2013 from a randomly selected sample of 312 cassava producing households (186 in Ogun State and 126 in Osun State). The data obtained were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis such as Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measure and Logit regression model. The results revealed that adoption of improved cassava varieties increases the annual income and the annual consumption expenditure of producing households' thus increasing welfare in the SW Nigeria. An analysis of the determinants of adoption with logistic regression model showed that access to improved cassava cuttings within the villages, use of radio, farming experience and farming as a major occupation are significant factors influencing adoption of improved cassava varieties in the study area. In order to achieve the much desired poverty reduction and generate an improvement in farming households' welfare in SW Nigeria, efforts should be intensified in ensuring that farmers have access to adequate improved cassava cuttings at the right time and place. All programs, strategies and policies that would promote farmers' education on the technology and consequently lead to improved adoption should be pursued.

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Determinants Of Adoption Of Improved Cassava Production Technologies Among Farmers In Enugu State Of Nigeria

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Evaluation of Extension Agents Commitment to the Agricultural Loans and Inputs Supply Programme on Special Rice Production in Delta State, Nigeria

Evaluation of Extension Agents Commitment to the Agricultural Loans and Inputs Supply Programme on Special Rice Production in Delta State, Nigeria

Propensity of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Farmers to Adopt Neem in Controlling Pest in Delta State, Nigeria

Welfare impact of adoption of improved cassava varieties by rural households in South Western Nigeria

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