Technology adoption among cocoa farmers in Nigeria: what drives farmers’ decisions?

IF 1.1 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Forests, Trees and Livelihoods Pub Date : 2021-12-21 DOI:10.1080/14728028.2021.2011789

S. T. Adebayo, F. Oyawole, R. Sanusi, C. Afolami

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Adoption of improved agricultural technologies is an important component for improvement in agricultural productivity especially in developing countries. This study assessed the adoption level and factors influencing farmers’ decisions to adopt five improved agricultural technologies in Ondo State, Nigeria using cross-sectional data on 149 cocoa farmers. A Multivariate Probit model was specified to account for the simultaneous decision-making process farmers undergo to maximize utility given their budget constraint. Most of the farmers were male, old and cultivated an average of 7 hectares of cocoa. Most of them had adopted improved cocoa varieties (84.6%) and capsid control was the least adopted (53.0%) among the respondents. The MVP model results show that cocoa farmers that belong to cooperative groups have a greater likelihood of adopting all five technologies. Older farmers are more likely to adopt improved cocoa varieties, and those with large farms have a greater likelihood of adopting recommended spacing. Credit access, education and extension contact positively influence improved cocoa varieties’ adoption, while household size negatively influences it. The study recommends the improvement of institutional capacities especially in the areas of credit provision and extension service delivery in order to promote technology adoption for increased agricultural productivity in Nigeria.

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尼日利亚可可种植者采用技术：是什么推动了农民的决策？

摘要采用改良农业技术是提高农业生产力的重要组成部分，尤其是在发展中国家。这项研究利用149名可可种植者的横断面数据，评估了尼日利亚翁多州农民采用五种改良农业技术的水平和影响因素。指定了一个多变量Probit模型来考虑农民在预算约束下为实现效用最大化而同时进行的决策过程。大多数农民是男性，年龄较大，平均种植7公顷可可。他们中的大多数采用了改良的可可品种（84.6%），衣壳控制是受访者中采用最少的（53.0%）。MVP模型的结果表明，属于合作社的可可种植者采用所有五种技术的可能性更大。年长的农民更有可能采用改良的可可品种，而那些拥有大型农场的农民则更有可能采用建议的间距。信贷获取、教育和推广接触对改良可可品种的采用产生了积极影响，而家庭规模对其产生了负面影响。该研究建议提高机构能力，特别是在提供信贷和推广服务方面，以促进技术的采用，提高尼日利亚的农业生产力。

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Forests, Trees and Livelihoods Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry

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期刊介绍： Forests, Trees and Livelihoods originated in 1979 under the name of the International Tree Crops Journal and adopted its new name in 2001 in order to reflect its emphasis on the diversity of tree based systems within the field of rural development. It is a peer-reviewed international journal publishing comments, reviews, case studies, research methodologies and research findings and articles on policies in this general field in order to promote discussion, debate and the exchange of information and views in the main subject areas of.