ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR ADOPTION OF IMPROVED COWPEA TECHNOLOGIES IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA
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Keywords

Adoption
Cowpea
Information
Technologies

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Tidy, A. S, Saleh, R. A, & Abdullahi, S. (2023). ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR ADOPTION OF IMPROVED COWPEA TECHNOLOGIES IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA . Journal of Agricultural Economics, Environment and Social Sciences, 9(2), 12-21. Retrieved from http://jaeess.com.ng/index.php/jaeess/article/view/183

Abstract

The research analysed the efficacy of information sources used by cowpea farmers in adopting
improved cowpea technologies in Gombe State, Nigeria. The study applied a multistage
sampling procedure in selecting 606 respondents. Data were elicited via structured
questionnaires analysed using descriptive statistics, and means score. The result shows that,
educated married males dominated the cowpea production enterprise, with a mean farming
experience of 13 years, without belonging to cooperative society, nevertheless, they had access
to informal sources on credit, with extension contact. Cowpea farmers agreed that positive
attitudes such as perceiving the technologies as beneficial, reliable, and compatible with their
farming systems, increases their adoption rate. Fellow farmers and friends, and radio 3.49 and
3.25weighted mean respectively were the effective sources of information, while print media
weighted mean of 2.04 was the least source of information to the cowpea farmers. Therefore,
information on cowpea production should be made readily available to the farmers via
dependable and reliable sources such as (extension agents, radio, friends and other farmers,
inputs suppliers, community leaders, and NGOs) to facilitate adoption of the technologies. It
is recommended that; farmers should be encouraged to belong to cooperative organizations to
pool their productive resources, increase their access to agricultural loans and inputs;
Farmers should be encourage to utilize multiple sources of information to find out more about
improved cowpea technologies. They will be able to access varieties of information as a result
of this, which will help them boost their cowpea production and profits.

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