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Adoption of Improved Production Technologies among Rice Farmers in Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria
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This study assessed the adoption of improved production technologies among rice farmers in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used in the selection of 160 respondents for the study. Descriptive statistics, a four-point Likert scale and Logit regression were used to achieve the objectives of the study. Findings from the study revealed the farmers were 40 years old on average. A greater percentage (67%) of the farmers was men and 91% of them were married. About 44% of the respondents attained secondary level of education and had a mean farming experience of 8 years. More than half (64%) of the respondents major occupation was farming, which they practiced on average farm sizes of 1.6 hectares. The mean annual income of the farmers was estimated at N 202, 356. Improved rice production technologies, such as appropriate time of harvesting (3.44), land preparation by tractors (3.42), recommended time of weeding (3.41), appropriate planting dates (3.25), use of herbicides (3.24), improved seed varieties (3.11), application of recommended fertilizer (3.05), nursery practice and transplanting (2.73) all had high levels of awareness and adoption respectively among the farmers. Age, educational status, farming experience, farm size, extension contact and annual income were significant determinants of adoption of improved rice production technologies. High cost of technology (69%), inadequate extension contact (61%), and inadequate credit access (48%) and lack of accessibility of some technologies (28.0) were identified as the major constraints to the adoption of improved rice production technologies. The study recommended the subsidization of inputs (improved seeds, fertilizers and agro-chemicals) by the government to reduce the cost of production.
