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Adoption of Improved Agroforestry Technologies among Contact Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria

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  • Orisakwe Lambert
  • Agomuo Florence Ozioma

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The study examined the adoption of improved agroforestry technologies among farmers in Imo State. To achieve the study objectives, structured questionnaire were designed and administered to ninety farmers who were selected using a multistage random sampling technique. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics regression analysis and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC). Findings shows that the farmers were mainly small scale middle aged married men with secondary education and no access to credit. The average house hold size, farming experience and annual income of the farmers were 6 person, 15.5 years and N 148,255.6 respectively with two contacts with extension agents on monthly basis. The results indicated that the farmers were largely aware of Gnetum Africana and have adopted plantain/banana technology. The mean adoption rate of agroforestry technologies was 33.81%. The main determinants of the adoption were farmers’ age, educational level, farm size, income, access to credit and extension contact as this variables were all significant. Apart from age of the farmers which was negatively related to adoption of agroforestry technologies all other variables mentioned affected the adoption rate of agroforestry technologies positively. Based on the findings, it was strongly recommended that farmers be provided with loans at concessionary interest rates to solve their financial problem of adopting innovations.

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  • Orisakwe Lambert & Agomuo Florence Ozioma, 2012. "Adoption of Improved Agroforestry Technologies among Contact Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 2(1), pages 1-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ajosrd:v:2:y:2012:i:1:p:1-9:id:491
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    1. Shahzad Ahmad & Haiping Xu & E. M. B. P. Ekanayake, 2023. "Socioeconomic Determinants and Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers towards Agroforestry Adoption in Northern Irrigated Plain, Pakistan," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-25, April.
    2. Emmanuel Benjamin & Matthias Blum, 2015. "Participation of smallholders in carbon-certified small-scale agroforestry: A lesson from the rural Mount Kenyan region," Economics Working Papers 15-03, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast.
    3. Bettles, Joseph & Battisti, David S. & Cook-Patton, Susan C. & Kroeger, Timm & Spector, June T. & Wolff, Nicholas H. & Masuda, Yuta J., 2021. "Agroforestry and non-state actors: A review," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    4. Kevin Pello & Cedric Okinda & Aijun Liu & Tim Njagi, 2021. "Factors Affecting Adaptation to Climate Change through Agroforestry in Kenya," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-16, April.

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