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Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research Vol. 2(4), pp. 57-62, August, 2014. DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2014.020. ISSN: 2360-7874 ©2014 Academic Research Journals Full Length Research Socio-Economic Factors influencing the use of Productivity Enhancing Technologies among Farmers in Kaduna State
1Ojeleye, O. A., 1Abdulsalam, Z. and 2Oyewole, S. O.*
1Department
of Agriculturalconomics and Rural Sociology, Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria Corresponding author’s email: shola4delord@yahoo.com
Accepted 6 August 2014
This study examined
socio-economic factors influencing the use of productivity enhancing
technologies among farmers in Kaduna State. Data were obtained from
60 farmers with the aid of structured questionnaire. Data were
analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression
analysis. The results showed that 76.5% of the respondents have
household size ranging between 6-15 persons. The mean age of
respondents was 41.983. It was revealed that 82.4% of the
respondents have farming experience of more than 10 years. About
32.9%, 11.7% and 4.1% had primary, secondary and post secondary
education respectively. The use of pesticides and herbicides among
farmers is accounted for by 80% of the respondents. It is noted that
76.7% and 81.7% of the farmers are aware and have adopted the use of
improved seeds and animal traction respectively. The results further
revealed that membership of association and extension contact were
positively and significantly influential to the use of productivity
enhancing practices. It was recommended that farmers are encouraged
to come together and form farmers associations which will promote
their vocation providing a favourable climate for contact and the
gaining of experience from the competent and experienced members.
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