{"title":"Are Tomato Farmers Willing to Adopt the Hydroponics Farming System in Oyo State, Nigeria?","authors":"Abimbola Adepoju, Oluwaseun Adekunle","doi":"10.18690/agricsci.20.1.5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The rising demand for tomatoes and tomato-based foods in Nigeria owing to its numerous health benefits calls for a comprehensive and economically viable farming system to replace or complement traditional farming systems for tomato production. This study therefore assessed the level of awareness of tomato farmers and their readiness to adopt the hydroponics farming system. The sociodemographic determinants of their readiness to adopt hydroponic farming were also identified. Measures of central tendency and the logistic regression model were employed in the analysis of data. Knowledge of hydroponic farming was low among the farmers. Key positive determinants of awareness include distance to market, having governmentsupport and access to social media. More than three-fifths of the farmers were willing to adopt the hydroponics farming system. Such farmers had tertiary education, access to extension agents and relatively small farm sizes. High initial capital for adoption was the most critical limitation to the readiness of adoption of the system. Enhanced tomato output from this system may be a cause for its advocacy. Awareness and adoption of hydroponic farming can be increased if extension services are intensified. This will ensure food security and sustainable economic development.","PeriodicalId":37655,"journal":{"name":"中国农业科学","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"中国农业科学","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18690/agricsci.20.1.5","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The rising demand for tomatoes and tomato-based foods in Nigeria owing to its numerous health benefits calls for a comprehensive and economically viable farming system to replace or complement traditional farming systems for tomato production. This study therefore assessed the level of awareness of tomato farmers and their readiness to adopt the hydroponics farming system. The sociodemographic determinants of their readiness to adopt hydroponic farming were also identified. Measures of central tendency and the logistic regression model were employed in the analysis of data. Knowledge of hydroponic farming was low among the farmers. Key positive determinants of awareness include distance to market, having governmentsupport and access to social media. More than three-fifths of the farmers were willing to adopt the hydroponics farming system. Such farmers had tertiary education, access to extension agents and relatively small farm sizes. High initial capital for adoption was the most critical limitation to the readiness of adoption of the system. Enhanced tomato output from this system may be a cause for its advocacy. Awareness and adoption of hydroponic farming can be increased if extension services are intensified. This will ensure food security and sustainable economic development.
中国农业科学Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
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1.90
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17516
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Scientia Agricultura Sinica seeks to publish those papers that are influential and will significantly advance scientific understanding in agriculture fields worldwide. Scientia Agricultura Sinica publishes manuscripts in the categories focusing on the core subjects listed below. -Review describes new development and highlight future directions of a specialized or interdisciplinary significance in agricultural sciences. They should be focused on providing insights and summary/context on the published findings and introducing new concepts or viewpoints for solving the important unresolved questions by presenting the research background, approach, and outlook of the field. Most Reviews are solicited by the editors, but unsolicited submissions may also be considered. -Research Article presents important new research results through reproducible experimental design, using genetic, biochemical, cell and molecular biological methods, statistical analyses, and other scientific methods. -Research Notes is for a concise, but independent report representing a significant contribution to agricultural sciences. It is intended to publish these results that are exceptional interest and particularly topical and relevant, but the preliminary results. Core Subjects: -Crop Genetics & Breeding·GermplasmResources·Molecular Genetics -Tillage & Cultivation·Physiology & Biochemistry -Plant Protection -Soil & Fertilizer·Water-Saving Irrigation·Agro-Ecology & Environment -Horticulture -Storage·Fresh-Keeping·Processing -Animal Science·Veterinary Science -Agricultural Ecology -Research Notes