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Cairo Univ. Stud. Rev. Vol. ( 37 ) ( 2015 ) : 1 - 16

FACTORS INFLUENCING FARMERS›
ADOPTION OF IMPROVED CROP
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN
KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

BY

MOUKHTAR MUHAMMAD IDRIS

Abstract

Factors inluencing the adoption of improved crop production tech-
nology in Katsina State, Nigeria are analysed in this study. The adop-
tion of improved crop production technology will help greatly in the
provision of enough food to curb away poverty and improve foodinse-
curity situation in the Country. The adoption is inluenced by number
of factors which has been broadly categorised into two i.e. Socio-Eco-
nomic (Fadama participant, age, education, awareness, primary occu-
pation, household size, marital status and status of the respondent while
Institutional factors include belonging to a social group and technical
assistance by the agricultural department. The indings found “fadama”
participation, household size, status of the respondent and primary oc-
cupation to have statistically signiicant impact on the adoption of im-
proved crop production technology. The indings support the idea of
mass mobilization in whetting the peoples’ appetite about new innova-
tions through governmental and Non- governmental agencies as well
as judicious use of available resources especially water in actualization
of maximum utilisation of natural resource endowment.

Key : Logit, Log odds estimates, Odds ratio, Marginal effects,
improved crop production technology.

(*) DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND ECONOMICS, INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN
RESEARCH AND STUDIES

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