Abdulquadri, A. F., Mohammed, B. T., Daramola, R. B. Ashaye, W., Omisore, J. K.and Oserei, M. K.
National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Km. 20 Ilorin-Lokoja Highway, P.M.B. 1525, Ilorin, Kwara State.
abdullahiabdulquadri@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The overall objective of this study was to assess the determinants to access National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) Proven Technologies across the six geo-political zones. The study was conducted through the use of a well-structured open and closed ended questionnaire administered through interview schedule to 200 respondents selected using a multistage sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative statistics and linear multiple regression analysis. The findings from the study clearly show that the socio-economic characteristics of the 200 respondents are a major determinant in accessing agricultural technologies. More so, cooperative societies, household size, and educational status have positive relationship with access to information on agricultural technology; this has led to adoption of these proven technologies. The study also revealed that there is either limited impact of extension agents or lack of cooperation between NCAM and extension agents in the study area, only few (5%) of the respondents claimed that they source their information from extension agents.
KEYWORDS: NCAM, Agricultural techniques, Determinants, Processing centres