International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 5(4), pp. 145–155, June, 2017. 

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2017.080

ISSN: 2360-784X

Research Paper

The Effect of Bio-Fortified Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Adoption on Farming Household Welfare in Osun State Nigeria

*¹Adepoju, A. A. ²Raufu M. O. ³Sanusi, W. O and ⁴Onabamiji O. A

^1,2&3Department of Agricultural Economics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000 Ogbomoso, Nigeria

⁴Osun State Agricultural Development Programme (OSSADEP),

Osogbo Zonal Office P. M. B  4312, Osogbo, Osun state Nigeria.

*correspondence: busolaadepoju@gmail.com

Accepted 10 June 2017

The level of poverty in a household is a reflection of low welfare. There is need to develop ways of enhancing agricultural production to improve output and consequently, meet up with growing food demand and enhance farm income which further upgrade the welfare of the farming households. As a result, the study examined the effect of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) adoption on farming household welfare. Primary data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire using multistage sampling technique. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, double-hurdle regression models and ordinary least square models (OLS). The results revealed that most of the OFSP farmers were male (94%), 98% of them were married with average age of 51 years.  The mean years of education was 12 years, 46.42 % of them belong to farmers association and had an average farm size of 1.53 hectares. The study revealed a high level of awareness (83.77%) and adoption (74.34%) of the OFSP technology. The categories of household welfare used revealed a large difference in between them in terms of their mean per capita expenditure. Estimates of the first hurdle (Probit Model) revealed that adoption is influenced by age, household size, and education among others. The second hurdle estimates on the decision variables that influence the intensity of use of OFSP technology includes children below 5 years, farming experience, income number of extension visit etc. The OLS estimates showed that intensity of use of the OFSP significantly affect farming household welfare level. The study therefore conclude that adoption of OFSP technology directly influence household welfare. It was recommended that the youth should be encouraged to engage in farming activities.

Key words: Welfare level, OFSP adoption, double-hurdle regression models, Nigeria

Cite This Article As: Adepoju, A.A., Raufu M.O., Sanusi, W.O., Onabamiji O.A (2017). The Effect of Bio-Fortified Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Adoption on Farming Household Welfare in Osun State Nigeria. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 5(4) 145-155