Determinants of adoption of improved oil-palm production technologies in Imo State, Nigeria

Determinants of adoption of improved oil-palm production technologies in Imo State, Nigeria by Jude E. Njoku Download PDF EPUB FB2

To reverse the decline in oil palm production, the Nigerian government instituted the Oil Palm Rehabilitation Project to enable smallholders to replant old groves with high-yielding, disease-resistant varieties of oil palm and to use improved inputs and production technologies.

Six improved technologies are recommended by the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research; improved seed varieties, fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, triangular spacing Cited by: 6.

Determinants of adoption of improved oil-palm production technologies in Imo State, Nigeria (African rural social science series) [Njoku, Jude E] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Determinants of adoption of improved oil-palm production technologies in Imo State, Nigeria (African rural social science series)Author: Jude E Njoku.

awareness and adoption of improved oil palm processing technologies, the oil yield and level of living of women processors are determined. The objective of this study is to examine factors adoption of improved oil palm processing technologies by women in Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State.

The study isAuthor: Olapade Ogunwole Folayimi, Taiwo John Olayinka, Ojedokun Idris Kayode. The study determined the extent of adoption of improved oil palm production and processing technologies in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.

The significant roles played by oil palm production in the economy of Nigeria in the years prior to the advent of crude oil cannot be over-emphasized.

The study assessed farm families' adoption of oil palm processing technologies in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. The sample comprised farm families selected through stratified random sampling : SO Olatunji, SO Anyanwu, KC Determinants of adoption of improved oil-palm production technologies in Imo State.

The study determined the extent of adoption of improved oil palm production and processing technologies in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.

Fifty oil palm farmers randomly selected from five communities were sampled. A structured interview schedule was used for data collection, while percentages and mean scores were used for presenting the by: The Nigerian oil palm belt covers twenty-four states (Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Imo, Ondo, Bayelsa, Cross river and Delta).

Within the oil palm belt in Nigeria, 80% of production comes from dispersed smallholders who harvest semi-wild plants and use manual processing techniques.

Several million shareholders areFile Size: KB. The broad objective of this study was to isolate the determinants of improved cassava production Technologies in Enugu State, Nigeria. Data were collected from a sample of farmers from   “Modelling agricultural technology adoption using the software STATA”, Presented at a Training Course, Econometric Application to Modelling the Adoption of Agricultural Technologies.

Socio-Economic Determinants Of Adoption Of Improved Rice Technology By Farmers In Ayamelum Local Government Area Of Anambra State, Nigeria Onumadu, F.N., Osahon, E. Abstract: The study. The economic potential of oil palm production and machinery-use in Udi Local Government Area Enugu State, Nigeria has been investigated.

Questionnaires, personal work and oral interview were used as means of information retrieval. Statistical tool were used in data analysis. Farm holding/ownerships are of three categories; Individual (small holding (68%)), communal (medium. Determinants of Adoption of Improved Technologies in Rice Production in Imo State, Nigeria Onyeneke, R.

Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, by: 5. In Imo State, an increasing number of improved rice production technologies and management techniques have been introduced to rice farmers across the State.

Despite the introduction of the rice production technologies, rice production continues to be low. This study therefore analyzed factors associated with adoption of improved rice production technologies in Imo State of Nigeria. The paper examines the level of awareness and identified the various improved maize varieties (IMVs) cultivated in Osun state, Nigeria.

It also analyzed the socioeconomic factors influencing the adoption and intensity of use of improved maize varieties. A multistage sampling design was used to select farming households that were interviewed using structured : Wasiu Olalekan Akinbode, Adebayo Simeon Bamire.

Nigeria’s palm oil sector not meeting production demands In the s, Nigeria was the leading producer of palm oil. Now fourth globally, accounting for 3% of global production, it. In this post we will discuss palm oil processing and production. This business is so vast it would require a whole book to cover its entirety.

In any case, I promise to give you the basic knowledge you will need to start your own palm oil processing and production business. Njoku, J. Determinants of adoption of improved oil palm production technology in Imo State Nigeria.

Morrilton Arkansas, U.S.A. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, African Rural Social Science Series. [ Links ] NPC. National Population commission, provisional of Nigeria Census Res. Olagunju, F.I. Profitability and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production | i FOREwORd It is my pleasure to introduce Profitability and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production, a first-of-its-kind study for both the oil palm industry and for agricultural commodities in general.

technologies applied in processing oil palm; and identify its determinants. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted in Cross River State, Nigeria. Boki Local Government Area was purposively selected for this study due to high involvement in oil palm processing activities. It is located between latitudes N and.

Ironkwe K.C. and Asiedu R.C. Determinants of adoption gaps in yam minisett technology among women farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology, 8: Iwueke C.C. Adoption behaviours of farmers towards yam minisett technique in Imo state of Nigeria.

The Nigerian Agricultural Journal, Cited by: 2. The potential economic returns from the oil palm are high if processed with efficient technologies. This study was undertaken to evaluate the technologies in use for the production of palm oil from a gender perspective.

A survey was conducted in Osun and Ondo States of Nigeria using a structured questionnaire and the participatory learning Cited by:   Determinant of income from pineapple production in imo state, nigeria 1.

Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development ISSN (Paper) ISSN (Online) Vol.5, No, Determinant of Income from Pineapple Production in Imo State, Nigeria An Econometric Model Approach Esiobu, N.S* G.C Onubuogu Department of Agricultural .Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria By Unaeze, Henry Chiaka & Anyanwu, Jecinta Adaugo.

University of Port Harcourt Abstract-This study was conducted to examine the socioeconomic determinants of fuelwood usage by bread producers in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state. A total of 50 bread producers were.