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Factors influencing yam minisett technology adoption by farmers in Enugu state Nigeria
Abstract
The study was designed to examine the factors influencing yam minisett adoption by farmers in Enugu state, Nigeria. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 96 yam growing farmers in the state. Interview schedules were used to elicit information from the respondents. Data were analysed using statistical tools like frequency, percentages, means and probit model. The results revealed high level of awareness (93.75%) and high rate of adoption (88.74%) of the technology by the farmers. However, further investigation showed that the extent of adoption was low (24.71%). The probit results indicated that age (P=0.05), farm size (P = 0.01), educational status (P = 0.10), membership of farmers' association (cooperatives (P = -0.01), frequency of extension contact (P = 0.01) and access to credit (P = 0.10) were the variables that significantly influenced adoption of the technology. High cost of labour (82%), scarcity/ high cost of fertilizer (81%), scarcity of minisett dust (70%) and lack of loan (57%) were among others, the problems encountered by the farmers in adopting the technology. The study recommended that research and extension should step up promotion of the technology by ensuring that the complementary input are made available to the farmers to enhance adoption of the technology. The farmers should also be encouraged to increase their farm size and join cooperative/farmers association to have easy access to credits, information, input to enable them adopt the technology to increase their seed yam production in the State.
Keywords: yam, minisett, adoption, farmers, labour cost, credit
