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the importance and possible impact of the adoption of improved crop
production technology through inancial beneit by way of increased
crop yield. Also, the estimated odds ratio shows that the probability
of adoption an improved crop production technology increases with
increases in household size with 0.842% and a negative marginal ef-
fect of -0.019%. The possible reason for this is that, there is the pos-
sible tendency that increases proitability of the adoption of improved
crop production technology which has raise the standard of living
may result from the abundance of cheap labour from the family-fold.
The status of the respondent as estimated from the logit (odds ratio)
indicates that the coeficient is 0.136% an indication that there is an
increase in the adoption of improved crop production technology as
a result of a unit increase in the variable. Furthermore, the marginal
effect is negative at 0.188%. Being the head of the household is a
responsibility which goes along with catering for dependents (wives,
children and other dependents). Adopting improved crop production
technology to enhance better condition of living is a welcome idea
and must be looked into for posterity sake. Another reason might be
that a member of the household aspire to be a head of an household
one day and adopting an improved crop production technology could
be a means to an end by speedy up his progression. The odds ratio
estimate of primary occupation is positive at 7.364% which is an in-
crease for a unit increase in adoption of an improved crop production
technology with a positive marginal effect of 0.219%. The tendency
is that majority of the respondents are farmers and have had an expe-
rience or awareness of adoption of improved innovation some time
ago and its attendant beneit. So there are more than ready to adopt
an improved crop production technology to boost their chances of
raising their standard of living at any slightest opportunity.

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