Adoption and Performance Assessment of Improved Maize Varieties Among Smallholder Farmers in Southwest Nigeria

Lawal, B. O.; Saka, J. O.; Oyegbami, A.; Akintayo, I.

doi:10.1300/j108v06n01_05

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“…In fact, the influences of age were mixed in former studies. For example, it was significantly positive in the research of Imazapyr-resistant maize adoption in Kenya (Mignouna et al, 2010), and was significantly negative in the Southwest Nigeria study (Lawal et al, 2004), in some other cases, it was not significant at all (Ouma et al, 2002;Ouma et al, 2006).…”

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“…In this research, only formal schooling is counted towards education; knowledge gained through actual farming is proxied by other variables such as age and access to agricultural extension. Formal education provides access to literacy, which has played a significant role in the adoption of agricultural technology (Doss, 2003;Lawal et al, 2004). Education often improves producers' ability to comprehend and internalize the innovations and subsequent impact of new technology on household welfare.…”

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“…Improved maize varieties adoption research in Southwest Nigeria found that age of the farmers had a negative effect on the adoption of improved maize varieties, whereas positive effects were identified for household size and education (Lawal et al, 2004). The negative effect of age on hybrid adoption is the more typical result as younger farmers appear more capable and willing to change and adopt technology innovations than older ones.…”

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Socioeconomic determinants of hybrid maize adoption in Kenya

Wang¹,

Vitale²,

Park³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Kenya has increasingly relied on modern agricultural technology to increase productivity since land extensification is no longer a feasible option to satisfy national food demands. Hybrid maize varieties have been one of the more successful technologies developed, responsible for dramatic yield increases in the developed world since World War II and more recently as an integral part of the Green Revolution. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that affect the adoption of hybrid maize varieties in Kenya. A household survey was conducted to collect data on demographic and socioeconomic factors, as well as to elicit farmers' perceptions of the agronomic and consumption benefits of hybrid maize compared to open pollinated varieties. Using econometric (discrete choice) models, results showed that farmers' perceive that hybrid maize provides significant benefits in obtaining higher yields, but are less effective protecting against drought. Several other demographic and socioeconomic variables also had positive effects on hybrid maize adoption including access to modern farm equipment, distance to market, age, gender, education level and occupation of the household head. As Kenya and other African countries look to biotechnology as a means to increase productivity, the seed industry will need to continue finding ways to develop genetically modified maize to improve drought protection.

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Socioeconomic determinants of hybrid maize adoption in Kenya

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Vitale²,

Park³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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“…Improved varieties have been developed for high yield production in the country [9]. About 60% of maize in Nigeria is from high rain-forest zones [10]; and many varieties of maize were developed and available for cultivation in Nigeria [11]. However, maize production is greatly limited by the impacts of climate change [12].…”

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“…The awareness of farmers to adopting improved seed varieties as a panacea for climate change adaptation, has been relatively widely studied in Nigeria [3,4,9,11,13,42,50]. However, most previous climate change research measured the level of change in decades (long term) without considering the short term effects and adaptations [40].…”

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GIS-Based Assessment of Smallholder Farmers’ Perception of Climate Change Impacts and Their Adaptation Strategies for Maize Production in Anambra State, Nigeria

Ogbodo¹,

Anarah²,

Abubakar³

2018

Corn - Production and Human Health in Changing Climate

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The production of Zea mays (otherwise called maize or corn), which is an important staple food crop in Nigeria, is limited by the impacts of climate change; thus, posing food insecurity in the country. The primary purpose of this study is to assess the perception of smallholders' maize farmers on climate variability; and, their climate change adaptations practices in Anambra State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique and structure questionnaires were applied to this study. Collected data were analyzed using both descriptive/ inferential statistics, together with a simple technique of geographic information system (GIS). The results show that, approximately 57.2% of climate variability negatively impacts on maize production in the study area. Basically flooding (Â = 2.02 AE 1.166), erratic rainfall (Â = 2.02 AE 0.816), and decrease in crop yield by strange pests and diseases (Â = 1.59 AE 0.896) affect maize production. The well-informed farmers practice some climate change adaptations techniques such as: planting of grasses to prevent erosion, and, use of improved maize seeds to withstand environmental stress. In conclusion, the lower the standard deviation values, the more knowledgeable the farmers were about issues of climate variability and on climate change adaptations practices; and, vice-versa.

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