Farmers personal and farm enterprise characteristics and their adoption of improved cassava production technologies in Imo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The relationship between farmers personal and farm enterprise characteristics and their adoption of improved cassava production technologies in Imo State, Nigeria was examined in this study. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from 450 cassava farmers who were selected through stratified sampling technique from 6 autonomous communities in Imo State. Findings showed that adoption of improved cassava production technologies among farmers was generally low. Education level, Annual farm income, attitude towards change in agriculture, farm size, Social participation, usefulness of information, and credibility of information source were positively and significantly related to adoption of improved cassava production technologies, while age was negatively but significantly related to adoption of improved cassava production technologies.


(Journal of Agriculture and Social Research: 2003 3(1): 90-104)