Factors Affecting the Adoption of Yam Storage Technologies in the Northern Ecological Zone of Edo State, Nigeria

Okoedo-Okojie, D. U.; Onemolease, E. A.

doi:10.1080/09709274.2009.11906205

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“…Similar results were obtained by Maongo, Assa, and Haraman (2013), Okoedo-Okojie andOnemolease (2009), andLwala et al (2016). With age comes more experience and resource accumulation, but only to a certain point, when conservativeness or risk aversion to technology adoption is observed.…”

Section: Factors Influencing Household Use Of Improved Storage Structsupporting

confidence: 80%

Factors Influencing the Use of Food Storage Structures by Agrarian Communities in Northern Uganda

Owach

Bahiigwa²,

Elepu

2017

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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Food storage at the national or global level is important due to its multifunctional roles of enhancing food access, nutrition, and income security at the national, community and household levels. This study assesses the importance of food storage structures and their utilization by farmers cultivating finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Apac and Arua districts, Northern Uganda. The study encompassed a total sample of 782 households producing finger millet and/or beans (388 of which were below and 394 above the poverty line). A binary probit regression analysis was used to identify the factors influencing the household use of improved storage structures.The findings indicated that only 22% of households used improved storage structures and that usage depended on the age of the household a * Corresponding author: Charles Owach, Food and Agriculture

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Section: Factors Influencing Household Use Of Improved Storage Structsupporting

confidence: 80%

Factors Influencing the Use of Food Storage Structures by Agrarian Communities in Northern Uganda

Owach

Bahiigwa²,

Elepu

2017

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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“…That, given this situation, many serious cases of ill-health has to be taken out of the study area, which has financial implications and it becomes difficult in the face of financial difficulty, which is on account of the losses. This finding corroborate the finding of [19] who established from their study on factors affecting adoption of yam storage technologies in Edo State, that postharvest losses of yams reduces the profit margin of yam farming households and invariably have negative impact on their income and economic capacity to ensure a good standard of living.…”

Section: Impact Of Losses From Yam Postharvest Activities On Standardsupporting

confidence: 88%

Impact of Yam Postharvest Activities on Standard of Living of Yam Farming Households in North-East Zone of Benue State, Nigeria

Agba

Ode

Ugbem

et al. 2019

JALSI

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Aims:The aim of the study was to identify postharvest activities of yam farming households in North-East Zone of Benue State, Nigeria and to assess the impact of losses from the yam postharvest activities on standard of living of yam farming households in North-East Zone of Benue State, Nigeria. Study Design: Survey research design was adopted for the study. Place and Duration of Study: North-East Zone of Benue State, Nigeria. Methodology: The study purposively selected three (3) local government areas (Ukum, Katsina-Ala and Logo) that are most prominent in yam production in North-East Zone of Benue State from where a total sample size of two hundred and four (204) yam farming households were drawn from three local government areas of North-East Zone of Benue state using multi-stage cluster sampling technique. Agba et al.; JALSI, 21(1): 1-9, 2019; Article no.JALSI.49345 2 Results: Almost all the farmers 99% (202) store their yams and majority of the farmers are also involved in yam marketing. Majority of the famers 84% (172) always need to transport their yams. This could be in order to access distant markets which make for more gain. The few who do not need to transport their produce could be those who sale at farm gates. This could also be the reason why only a few 64% (130) majority take time to sort, grade and clean their produce. With the computed f-statistic value of 512.110 which was significantly higher than the tabulated f-value of 16.26 at 1% level of significance and 5.05 at 5% level of significance, therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected. This implies that, yam loss from yam postharvest activities noted above has a significant negative impact on the standard of living of yam farming households in the study area by reducing their household income (99%), affecting their access to health care services (89%), access to education (64%), access to good housing (84%) and access to sufficient quality food (98%). Original Research Article Conclusion:The study thus concludes that, yam loss during postharvest activities such as: yam handling, yam storage, yam transportation, yam sorting / grading / cleaning and yam marketing has significant negative impact on the standard of living of yam farming households in the study area, by reducing their household income, affecting their access to health care services, access to education, access to good housing and access to sufficient quality food. The study recommends communication of knowledge on modern yam storage methods to yam farmers in the study area by agricultural extension agents and building of yam processing factories in the study area so as to add economic value to yam and consequently improve the standard of living of yam farming households in the study area.

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“…There is a strong positive relationship between farm size and adoption of new technologies (Caswell et al, 2001;Feder et al, 1985;Okoedo-Okojie and Onemolease, 2009;Rahelizatova and Gillespie, 2004), but this contrasted with what was found in this study. Postharvest practices adopted at the farm level are relatively uncomplicated and small-scale growers are able to adopt them.…”

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Factors Influencing Adoption of Postharvest Practices in Vegetables

Ali

2012

International Journal of Vegetable Science

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The vegetable sector plays a vital role in farm income enhancement and alleviation of poverty in many developing countries. However, this sector suffers greatly from the problem of high postharvest losses, resulting in significant declines in food quality and safety, competitiveness in the market, and profits earned by producers. This study analyzed the adoption behavior of vegetable growers for postharvest practices of washing, sorting and grading, preserving and cooling, dehydrating/drying, packaging, and labeling and storage for value addition based on a survey of 556 vegetable growers in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Poisson count regression model was used to identify the most likely factors affecting adoption of postharvest practices in the vegetable value chain. It was determined that diversified vegetable farmers, inclined to introduce new crops, use credit, have higher income, employ better irrigation facilities, adopt integrated pest management techniques, and sell produce in organized markets, are more likely to adopt postharvest techniques. The results have implications for stakeholders involved in the vegetable value chain to improve the quantity and quality of produce delivered to consumers.

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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Yam Storage Technologies in the Northern Ecological Zone of Edo State, Nigeria

Cited by 30 publications

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Factors Influencing the Use of Food Storage Structures by Agrarian Communities in Northern Uganda

Factors Influencing the Use of Food Storage Structures by Agrarian Communities in Northern Uganda

Impact of Yam Postharvest Activities on Standard of Living of Yam Farming Households in North-East Zone of Benue State, Nigeria

Factors Influencing Adoption of Postharvest Practices in Vegetables

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