Adoption of cassava production technologies by rural farmers in Bomadi Delta State, Nigeria
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 2026, 16(01), 014-020.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjst.2026.16.1.0004
Publication history:
Received on 03 December 2025; revised on 06 January 2026; accepted on 08 January 2026
Abstract:
Nigeria produced a lot of cassava. The purpose of this study was to assess the adoption of cassava production technologies by farmers in Bomadi, Nigeria. Specifically, it identified cassava production technologies, ascertained the level of adoption and examines factors affecting adoption of technologies. Study design was a survey and purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select twenty farmers each from a sample frame consisting of twenty-five farmers each in nine communities making a total of one hundred and eighty (180) respondents. Primary data obtained were analyzed using simple frequency and percentage. The results reveal that majority (71.10%) of the respondents were female, aged 50 years (41%), having no formal education (31.10%), and 100.0% of the respondents used less than 1ha of land for cultivation. On income level, 62.20% had income level of less than N20, 000 per annum, and 82.2% adopted sole cropping but there was no extension visitation as inadequate extension staff was 94.44%. The result further reveal that age, educational background and extension services affect adoption of technologies. The Practical implication is that age, education and extension service greatly influence the number of technologies adopted by farmers. The theoretical implication shows that it was an attempt to understand the adoption decisions of individual farmers and the diffusion patterns among communities of farmers. The paper provides evidence of the adoption behaviour of farmers and shows whether the factors responsible for the behaviour are consistent with adoption theory. It also provides insights into similar research in other areas of adoption. It is therefore recommended that adequate attention should be paid to age, education and provision of agricultural extension service when introducing technologies for adoption by farmers.
Keywords:
Adoption; Cassava; Extension services; Production; Rural farmers; Technologies
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