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Farmers Adoption Of Improved Technology In Cassava Production And Processing
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Cassava production in peri urban
areas can contribute to the achievement of this target through an
increase in current levels of production in these areas. However for an
increase in production to occur there has to be an increase in adoption
of improved production technologies (Doss, 2006). Knowledge of the
current level of adoption of improved cassava production technologies in
peri urban areas will aid in the formulation of appropriate policies to
increase productivity and aid in achieving the cassava production
potentials of Nigeria.
This is where this study comes in; it is aimed
at discovering farmer’s adoption of improved cassava production
technology and the constraints to technology adoption peri-urban areas.
It also would answer the following questions:
what are the socio-economic characteristics of cassava farmers in peri-urban areas?
are the cassava farmers in peri-urban areas aware of improved technologies?
what are the sources of information about new technologies available to cassava farmers in peri-urban areas?
what is the level of adoption of improved technologies by cassava farmers in peri-urban areas?
what are the factors affecting the adoption of new technologies by cassava farmers in peri-urban areas?
what are the problems encountered by cassava farmers in adopting new technologies in peri urban areas?
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The
general objective is to determine farmer’s adoption of improved cassava
production technologies in peri-urban areas of Ikpoba Okha and Ovia
North East local government areas of Edo state.
The specific objectives of the study were to;
Determine the socio-economic characteristics of peri-urban cassava farmers in the study area
Assess cassava farmer’s awareness of improved production technologies in the study area
Ascertain the level of adoption of improved production technologies by cassava farmers in the study area
Identify the factors affecting technology adoption in of improved production technologies in the study area.
Identify the sources of information on new technologies in the study area
Determine the problems encountered by farmers in adopting new technologies in the study area
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was aimed at determining farmer’s adoption of improved technology in cassava production and processing in peri-urban areas of Edo state using Ikpoba Okha and Ovia North East local government areas as case studies. Purposive sampling was used to select 6 wards from which simple random sampling was used to select each of 148 cassava farmers from the 6 wards. The data was analysed using frequency counts, percentages and Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to test the ... Continue reading---
