Abstract: The use of improved rice technology is being promoted by Nigeria government in order to increase productivity of upland rice farming. This study was carried out to investigate the determinant of adoption of improved rice variety in Gwagwalada area council, FCT. The specific objectives of this study were to identify the socio-economic characteristic of the sampled farmers, the profitability differentials between adopters and non-adopters and the determinant of adoption. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 rice farmers from four wards. Data were collected through a well-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, ratios and maximum likelihood estimator such as probit model. The result shows that 33.3% of the farmers were between the ages 31-40. Most of the farmers were male (85%), who were married (90%). About (23.3%) of the farmers had a household size of 4-6 and 10-12 respectively, (36.7%) attained a tertiary education while (80%) had a farming experience of 12 and above. The profit differentials between the adopters and non-adopters show that the adopters had a profitability ratio of 1.3 while the non-adopters had a profitability ratio of 1.1. The Probit analysis result shows that educational status and the farming experience had a significant effect on adoption of this improved rice variety. Since most of the farmers were educated, training and educational empowerment should be organized by Government for older farmers, also social infrastructure and basic amenities should be provided.
Keywords: improved rice technology, farmers.
Title: DETERMINANTS OF THE ADOPTION OF IMPROVED RICE VARIETY AMONG FARMERS IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA
Author: Professor P.O. Idisi, Dr. (Mrs) I. J Ogwu, Ademoluti, A. E.
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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