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Item Assessment of adoption of improved rice production technologies among rice farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Port Harcourt, 2019) Oloyede, W.O.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Bakare, S.O.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Ajibade, T.B.Local production is yet to match the growing domestic demand for rice in Nigeria and this has continued to form the basis for improved technology innovation to promote crop productivity. The study assessed the adoption of improved rice production technologies among rice farmers in Nasarawa State. A two-stage sampling technique was employed to collect data from 160 respondents from the list of registered farmers under the Bukan-Sidi Lafia Rice Innovation Platform of the Nasarawa/Benue hub. The study specifically: examined determinants of the level of adoption of improved rice production technologies and determined the effects of adopting improved rice production technologies on rice productivity. T-test and Logit Regression Model were used as the analytical tools. The results show that educational level, household size, off-farm income, number of extension contacts and farm size were statistically significant at 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively. Also, the full adoption of improved rice production technologies significantly increased rice productivity. The study recommends that rice farmers be encouraged through intervening measures such as subsidies to fully adopt the improved rice production technologies to help improve rice productivity.Item ASSESSMENT OF RURAL MARKET PARTICIPATION AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN KWARA STATE(Department of Marketing, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2015) Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Ibrahim, H.K.; Oloyede, W.O.; Abdulraheem, M.O.Farming households participate in the rural markets to commercialize their farm produce. Rural market participation thus, improves welfare of the rural poor through the exchange of agricultural based goods for money. Inadequate knowledge about the factors affecting the decision whether or not farmer engages in rural market and the lack of information about the intensity of non-participation of farmers in rural markets may hinder effective planning for welfare of farming households. The study therefore determined the level of market participation among rural farming households, the determinants of decision to market participation among farming households and the factor affecting the intensity of nonparticipation of farmers in rural markets. Three-stage sampling technique was used for the study where 160 farming households were randomly selected across selected eight rural communities. Data were collected through personal interview using structured questionnaires. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and double hurdle model. The results of the study revealed that 58% of the respondents were in rural markets with less than 30% of farm produce. This implies that, more than halve of respondents are involved in selling small quantity of farm produce at rural market. The decision to participate in the markets is determined by educational status (p<0.01), access to credit (p<0.01), market information access (p<0.05), commodities prices (p<0.05) and market surplus (p<0.01).The study further revealed that educational status, access to credit, market information access, commodities prices and market surplus reduced the intensity of non-participation in rural markets by 69%, 100%, 2.2%,0.09% and 0.04 % among the rural households respectively. On the other hand, household size increased the intensity of non-participation in rural markets by 3% among the households.The study concluded that access to credit, market information and education can significantly increase the extent of market participation among poor farmers while households size would hamper the participation. Therefore, the study recommended that, farmers should be educated on the importance of commercializing more farm produce through rural market participation. Also, farmer should be encouraged to form cooperative to ease access to credit and market information. Besides, there is the need for awareness on the significance of family planning to improve market participation among farmers.Item Economic Assessment of Pesticides Usage in Leafy Vegetable Production among small-scale Farmers in Kwara State(Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2016) Oloyede, W.O.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Ibrahim, H.K.; Ogunsusi, A.A.The study assessed the returns to leafy vegetable production due to pesticide usage and examined the factors that influence pesticide usage in leafy vegetable production. Three-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents that were administered with a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive Statistics, Gross Margin Analysis, and the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression were the analytical tools employed for the study. The findings revealed that Corchorus olitorius (Ewedu) was the most-produced vegetable by 84.17% of small-scale farmers, and the least-produced vegetable was Vernonia amygdalina (Bitter leaf). The total revenue of vegetable farmers is ₦3,268.00, and the gross margin is N1, 936.51 due to pesticide usage with a rate of returns of 59%. this indicated that leafy vegetable production is an essential income earner for farmers in the study area. The results of the multiple linear regression revealed that all the variables (age, fertilizer use, farm income, family size, farm size, years of experience, pesticide training, apathy and access to credit) were positively significant at 1%, 5% and 10% respectively. The findings of the study, therefore will inform the government and agricultural-related agencies on the relevance of pesticide usage for profitability in the production of leafy vegetables among small-scale farmers.