Socio-Economic Factors Determining the Adoption of Post-harvest Technologies among Maize Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 6 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : DamilolaToluse Ajibesin, Oluwemimo Oluwasola , Damilola Ajayi

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I5P103

How to Cite?

DamilolaToluse Ajibesin, Oluwemimo Oluwasola , Damilola Ajayi, "Socio-Economic Factors Determining the Adoption of Post-harvest Technologies among Maize Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 5, pp. 8-17, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I5P103

Abstract:

The study examined the socio-economic factors influencing the adoption of post-harvest technologies among maize farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select a total of 180 respondents in the study area. Primary data were collected with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire on farmer's socio-economic characteristics, postharvest technologies adopted as well as the cost and returns in adopting the technology. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, budgeting analysis, and multinomial logit regression model. The results of the study revealed that majority of the maize farmers were married men in their late middle ages, with large household sizes. The study also showed that the storage of maize enhanced the profitability of maize production. Factors such as the quantity of maize harvested, farming experience, marital status, household size, membership of farmers/cooperative associations and amount of credit borrowed determined the use of storage technologies. The study recommended that efforts should be made to access farmers to output enhancing technologies that will encourage them to use post-harvest technologies and also enhance their income earning capacity.

Keywords:

Adoption, Post-harvest Technologies, Maize, Farmers, Socio-economic factors

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