Assessment of adoption of improved rice production technologies among rice farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2019
Authors
Oloyede, W.O.
Muhammad-Lawal, A.
Bakare, S.O.
Amolegbe, K.B.
Ajibade, T.B.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Port Harcourt
Abstract
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.
Description
Keywords
Improved technologies, rice production, rice farmers, adoption, Nasarawa
Citation
Oloyede, W.O., Muhammad-Lawal, A., Bakare, S.O., Amolegbe, K.B. & Ajibade, T.B. (2019): Assessment of adoption of improved rice production technologies among rice farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Agricultural Economics and Extension Research Studies (AGEERS), 7(1): 129-134. Published by the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Port Harcourt. Available online at https://www.uniport.edu.ng/publications/pub1/journals/agriculture-journal/ageers.html