Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers Participation in IFAD-Community Based Agricultural and Rural Development Project in Katsina State

Jamilu, Abdullahi Alhaji; Atala, T. K.; Akpoko, J.G.; Sanni, S. A.

doi:10.4314/jae.v19i2.8

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“…The result revealed that majority of the farmers had their farms visited more often with an average mean of 7 times and such contacts afforded farmers the opportunity of sharing ideas and information on modern rice production practices which may likely lead to high level of adoption of these technologies. The finding corresponds with [26] and [27] who reported that increased extension contact was positively and significantly associated with overall adoption of improved agricultural technologies among farmers. This is also a significant improvement on Nigeria's redundant public extension service where farmers rarely receive a single visit all-year round.…”

Section: Socioeconomic Characteristics Of Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

Determinants of Adoption Rate of Rice Production Technologies Introduced by Agricultural Research Outreach Centres (AROCs) by Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria

Yusuf

Salau

Girei

2019

AJAEES

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The study assessed the determinants of adoption rate of rice production technologies introduced by Agricultural Research Outreach Centres in Nigeria. Data were collected using a multi-sampling technique. Data were analysed using simple descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. Results revealed that respondents’ mean age was 50 years; level of formal education of farmers was low and farm size was 2.5ha on the average. Age, farming experience, years of schooling and number of extension visits were the socioeconomic determinants affecting rate of adoption. It was recommended that more villages should be selected with partnership between government and the private sector in order to cover more grounds and increase the rate of adoption of new technologies. Also, government and relevant stakeholders should prioritize establishment of the best extension teaching methods and systems as well as administration to help increase adoption rate of innovations and sustainability of the use of these technologies over time.

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Section: Socioeconomic Characteristics Of Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

Determinants of Adoption Rate of Rice Production Technologies Introduced by Agricultural Research Outreach Centres (AROCs) by Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria

Yusuf

Salau

Girei

2019

AJAEES

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“…This result confirms other studies which show that farmers who are members of social organizations are more likely to participate in rural development projects and community farming projects [24]. A further study also analyzed the adoption of conservation agriculture across 31 case studies and concluded that organization membership significantly influences the probability of adopting conservation agriculture [40].…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Similarly, the adoption and abandonment of organic agriculture was analyzed in [22] through the economic and non-economic factors that influence the decision of participating or abandoning organic agricultural practices. Other similar studies used logit models to analyze farmers' willingness to participate in a training program for the creation of a wetland, and the participation of small farmers in a community rural development project [23,24].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Results of such studies indicate that the decision to adopt or participate is often related to the participants' characteristics [15,19,21], social capital [16,20,22,24,25] production characteristics [16,18,20,21,24,25], and the characteristics of the project [20,26]. Consequently, in this project, the jatropha suppliers' decision to participate was analyzed by considering explanatory variables related to the suppliers' characteristics, social capital, production characteristics and perceptions on the characteristics of the project.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Jatropha Suppliers as Contributors to the Sustainability of the Production of Bioelectricity in Ecuador

Mayorga

Martínez

Gómez³

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:The "Jatropha for Galápagos" (JFG) project in Ecuador aims to progressively replace diesel with jatropha oil in the generation of electricity in The Galápagos Islands. Thus, understanding and motivating the participation of jatropha suppliers is a priority for the sustainability of JFG. For this reason, the factors influencing their decision-making to participate in the project have been identified and analyzed using a binomial logit model. The results show that factors found to positively influence the likelihood of participation include, amongst others, the supplier's experience within the project, their participation in local organizations, and the degree of satisfaction with the price of jatropha oil. In addition, children from producer families' collaboration in the harvest of jatropha increases the overall likelihood of participation within the project. Similarly, the distance to the collection center positively influences the chances of participation. Conversely, those suppliers with higher wages and those who declared that jatropha harvest starts in April have a reduced likelihood of participating in the project. The findings obtained from this project can help decision-makers develop new measures to improve the sustainability of the project through initiatives to motivate the participation of jatropha suppliers in the program.

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“…The major producers and distributors of pesticides in Nigeria have in most cases not taken responsibility to provide training for their retailers to enable them assist the end users with precautionary measures (Asogwa and Dongo, 2009). Jamilu et al (2016) and Namwata et al (2010) reported that increased extension contact was positively and significantly associated with overall adoption of improved agricultural technologies among farmers.…”

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Institutional Factors Influencing Crop Farmers Adoption of Recommended Agrochemical Practices in Nigeria

Issa

Kagbu

2017

jae

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Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers Participation in IFAD-Community Based Agricultural and Rural Development Project in Katsina State

Cited by 15 publications

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Determinants of Adoption Rate of Rice Production Technologies Introduced by Agricultural Research Outreach Centres (AROCs) by Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria

Determinants of Adoption Rate of Rice Production Technologies Introduced by Agricultural Research Outreach Centres (AROCs) by Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria

Jatropha Suppliers as Contributors to the Sustainability of the Production of Bioelectricity in Ecuador

Institutional Factors Influencing Crop Farmers Adoption of Recommended Agrochemical Practices in Nigeria

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