Awareness, access and utilization of certified seeds by rice farmers in Ebonyi State

IF 0.5 Q4 AGRONOMY

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI:10.4314/jae.v27i4.8

Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu, Jude Onwe Nwokpoku, Martha Akunna Orugbala, Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo, Loveday Chukwudi Njoku, Gabriel Daniel Agou, Sikiru Ibrahim-Olesin, Ikechukwu Chiemena Chinaka

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The study assessed the awareness, access and utilization of certified seeds by rice farmers in Ebonyi State. One hundred and Twenty respondents were selected for the study using a multi-stage random sampling procedure. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed with percentages, mean and Probit regression at 5% significance level. Results show that 51.7% of the farmers were aware of certified rice seeds. The main sources of information on certified seeds were cooperative associations (72.5%) and mass media (49.0 %). Certified rice seeds were available for the farmers (x̄ =1.8) but not always accessible ( x̄= 1.3). Majority of the farmers utilized FARO 44 (74.2%) due to its early maturing and high yielding quality. Membership of a cooperative association (0.600) and ownership of phones (0.012) had positive significant influence on the utilization of certified seeds. The study concludes that rice farmers have low access to certified seeds and recommends that the value chain for the distribution of certified seeds should be re-invigorated to ensure that certified seeds become more accessible to farmers

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埃邦伊州稻农对认证种子的认识、获取和利用

该研究评估了Ebonyi州稻农对认证种子的认识、获取和利用情况。采用多阶段随机抽样方法，选取120名调查对象进行研究。采用结构化问卷收集数据，采用5%显著性水平的百分比、均值和Probit回归进行分析。结果表明，51.7%的农民知道水稻种子认证。获得认证种子信息的主要来源是合作协会(72.5%)和大众媒体(49.0%)。农民可以获得经认证的水稻种子(x ā =1.8)，但并非总是可以获得(x ā = 1.3)。由于早熟、高产，大多数农民使用FARO 44(74.2%)。合作协会成员(0.600)和手机拥有量(0.012)对认证种子的利用有显著的正影响。该研究的结论是，稻农获得认证种子的机会很少，并建议重新激活认证种子分销的价值链，以确保农民更容易获得认证种子

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Journal of Agricultural Extension AGRONOMY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Agricultural Extension (JAE) is devoted to the advancement of knowledge of agricultural extension services and practice through the publication of original and empirically based research, focusing on; extension administration and supervision, programme planning, monitoring and evaluation, diffusion and adoption of innovations; extension communication models and strategies; extension research and methodological issues; nutrition extension; extension youth programme; women-in-agriculture; extension, Climate Change and the environment, ICT, innovation systems. JAE will normally not publish articles based on research covering very small geographic area that cannot feed into policy except they present critical insights into emerging agricultural innovations.