Implications of Farmers' Propensity to Discontinue Adoption of Downy-Mildew Resistant Maize and Improved Cowpea Varieties for Extension Education in Southwestern Nigeria
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| Title: | Implications of Farmers' Propensity to Discontinue Adoption of Downy-Mildew Resistant Maize and Improved Cowpea Varieties for Extension Education in Southwestern Nigeria |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Oladele, O. I., Adekoya, A. E. |
| Source: | Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. Sep 2006 12(3):195-200. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Intervention, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Adoption, Biotechnology, Program Attitudes, Program Termination, Agronomy, Policy Analysis, Predictor Variables, Agricultural Occupations |
| Geographic Terms: | Nigeria |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13892240600915512 |
| ISSN: | 1389-224X |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the implications of farmers' propensity to discontinue the adoption of agricultural technologies in southwestern Nigeria. This is predicated on the fact that extension education process should be proactive in addressing farmers in order to sustain the adoption process. Empirical studies looking at diffusion processes from an "ex post" perspective have failed to deliver in terms of effective "ex ante" policies and intervention strategies, and the transfer of the technology model has lost much of its lustre. Following a survey of arable crop farmers in two states of southwestern Nigeria, a Tobit model was estimated on the data collected during the 2002 growing season in order to identify variables significant in the farmers' discontinuance behaviour. The variables identified are: attitude, extension visit, feedback provision, marketability and input availability. From the estimation, foremost among the significant variables leading to discontinuance of improved maize and cowpea varieties is extension visits. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 16 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | EJ830207 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the implications of farmers' propensity to discontinue the adoption of agricultural technologies in southwestern Nigeria. This is predicated on the fact that extension education process should be proactive in addressing farmers in order to sustain the adoption process. Empirical studies looking at diffusion processes from an "ex post" perspective have failed to deliver in terms of effective "ex ante" policies and intervention strategies, and the transfer of the technology model has lost much of its lustre. Following a survey of arable crop farmers in two states of southwestern Nigeria, a Tobit model was estimated on the data collected during the 2002 growing season in order to identify variables significant in the farmers' discontinuance behaviour. The variables identified are: attitude, extension visit, feedback provision, marketability and input availability. From the estimation, foremost among the significant variables leading to discontinuance of improved maize and cowpea varieties is extension visits. (Contains 2 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1389-224X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13892240600915512 |
