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Differentials in adoption stages of improved cassava production technologies among small-holder farmers in Anambra State: A gender situation analyses
Abstract
This study was designed to estimate and compare the stages of adoption of cassava production technologies by gender. A multi-Stage random sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. Primary data was collected from a sample of equal proportion of male (60) and female (60) farmers and analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics (mean, frequency and percentage), and Z-test. The socioeconomic results showed that the mean age of male farmers was 49 years while that of females was 48 years. About 38.33% of males attained primary while 43.33% of females attained secondary school. Male farmers had a mean farming experience of 20 years while female had mean farming experience of 23 years. The Z statistics showed a significant difference in the mean adoption stages between male and female farmers. The result showed that Female farmers had high level of trial and adoption while male farmers had higher level at evaluation stage. The result is an indication that male farmers were late adopters while female farmers were early adopters. Male farmers had high cost of inputs and lack of access to processing machines as the most constraints affecting the adoption of innovative technologies while poor road network, lack of access to processing machines and lack of extension agent visitation were the major constraints affecting the adoption of technological innovation by female farmers. The results call for policies that would aim at encouraging farmers to adopt innovative technologies introduced to them and access to extension for efficient dissemination of improved technologies.
Keywords: Stages, Adoption, Cassava technologies and Gender
