Factors affecting sustained use of agricultural technologies: Case of cassava farmers in Southwest, Nigeria

摘要

The study on factors affecting sustained use of agricultural technologies the case of cassava farmers was carried out in three states of Southwest Nigeria. Structured interview schedules as well as in-depth study devices were used to collect data, which were analyzed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that sustained users and abandoned users were not significantly different at (5 %) level in income level (t=-0.85), educational level (t =0.1.08) and family size (t= - 0.85). However, they were significantly different (at 5 % level), in age (t= -2.17), farm size (t= 11.25) and cassava output (t= 10.87). The following major recommendations were made: (i) Agricultural technologies developed and disseminated should meet farmers’ socio-cultural, economic and environmental changing situations (ii) Technologies should be cost effective and flexible for result oriented adoption and adaptation (iii) Government should fund research and extension to enhance sustainable agriculture. (iv) Finally there should be adequate provision of inputs required for whole adoption of technologies other than the present experience where partial adoption occurred on the field. Regular evaluation and monitoring of output should be encouraged to affirm that the stipulated research results are realized.