Adoption of recommended rice production practices among women rice farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Joyce Hauwa Kagbu, J G Akpoko, DF Omokore |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Secondary education Descriptive statistics business.industry 05 social sciences food and beverages Development 01 natural sciences Education Agricultural science Geography Agronomy Agriculture 0502 economics and business Structured interview Rice farming Rice production of women factors influencing adoption of rice production practices by women General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Rice farmers 050203 business & management 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural Extension; Vol 20, No 1 (2016); 107-120 |
| ISSN: | 2408-6851 1119-944X |
| Popis: | This study assessed the factors influencing adoption of recommended rice production practices (RRPPs) by women farmers in Nasarawa State. A total of 203 women rice farmers were selected for the study using multi-stage sampling procedure. Data were collected using structured interview schedule. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression were used for data analysis. Results reveal that majority (70.9%) of the respondents were less than 45 years old, married (82.5%), had below secondary education (80.0%), had farming experience of 10 years and above (80%), and inherited their farmlands (81.4%). Majority (78.4%) of the women rice farmers received not more than ₦ 60,000 credit in the last one year. ADP was the most important sources of information for the women rice farmers (M=2.12). Factors influencing adoption of RRPPs were farm size (2.6353, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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