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Item Social Network and Innovation Dissemination among Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria(Faculty of Agriculture, 2016-06-01) AYINDE, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Aina, V. I; Omotesho, K. F.; Jesudun, O. MAgricultural innovation has tremendous potentials to improve the welfare of the rural poor. Yet, many new technologies that seem profitable in demonstration plots are not widely adopted due to inadequate social groups linking the farmers to the researchers which result to non-effective information dissemination. There is no adequate link between the farmers and the social groups which are very pivotal to the adoption of innovation and it eventual usage. This study therefore looked at social network and innovation dissemination among farmers in Kwara state Nigeria. This research specifically examined the impact of social network on innovation dissemination among farmers, and how social network affect the decision making of farmers. A two stage approach was used in data selection, the first stage was purposive and second was random selection technique to collect data from 125 respondents in the study area. Descriptive statistic, Social Network Analysis (SNA), and Qap correlation were the tools employed. The result of the analysis showed that social network enhances innovation dissemination, farmers who are members of social group adopt innovation faster. There was no correlation between individual farmers’ choices and social group choices, when farmers are member of a social group, their decision tend to be different from when they were not and must is a need for adequate information link between researchers and the farmers. Female farmers should be encouraged to join social group as measure to enhance innovation adoption.Item Systems of Innovation and Agricultural Productivity in African Economies(Faculty of Agriculture, 2015-06-01) AYINDE, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Muchie, M; Babalola, F. D.The essay presents an overview of the prevailing theoretical literature on innovation and agriculture. It also examines the adequacy of existing innovation to guide policy regarding agricultural productivity. In addition, the essay sketches some directions for fruitful linkage in innovation systems and agricultural productivity. It argues that innovation in the agricultural sector in Africa has been dominated by the narrow approach of employing technology transfer and adoption theory. It also discusses the lack of any serious attention to the demand side and their socio-economic characteristics. Indeed African farmers, their innovative behavior practices and ‟the markets‟ are relevant in studying innovative practices that result in sustainable agricultural productivity. Thus, increasing and sustaining agricultural productivity not only relies on improved production efficiencies, such as through the adoption of modern or improved technologies and practices but also critically relies on many other factors that are institutional, environmental, socially, economical and technological. All these are encompassed in the dynamics of the Innovation system. Hence a more multi-layered, innovative behavior and socio-economic heterogeneity approach is needed in Africa agricultural economy.Item Vulnerability Analysis of Maize Farmers to Climate Risk in Kwara State, Nigeria(2018-01-01) AYINDE, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Ajewole, O.O; Adeyemi, U. T; Salami, M. FThere is an increasing concern on the vulnerability of farmers to the impact of climate change. The study analyses maize farmers’ vulnerability to climate risk, it specifically determines their knowledge of climate change; examines their vulnerability; identifies the determinants of vulnerability and their management strategies. Three-stage random sampling was employed. Descriptive statistics, Likert scale, vulnerability index and stepwise regression were the tools of analysis. Result showed 79.5% of the respondents were males while 20.5% were females; 77.5% had no formal education; and their mean farm size was 2.88ha. The majority of the farmers agreed that the climate is changing which is corroborated by the meteorological data analysed. The vulnerability assessment shows that the farmers are vulnerable. The determinants of vulnerability among the farmers were years of experience, information about climate change, sensitivity of farming resource and susceptibility to drought.. The results also showed that farmers do not have the necessary capacity to mitigate against the effect of climate change. It therefore recommends that adequate climatic information, easy access to drought tolerant maize variety should be prioritize in policy making.