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creators_name: Ahmed, B
creators_name: Echekwu, C A
creators_name: Mohammed, S G
creators_name: Ojiewo, C
creators_name: Ajeigbe, H
creators_name: Vabi, M B
creators_name: Affognon, H
creators_name: Lokossou, J
creators_name: Nwahia, O C
icrisatcreators_name: Ojiewo, C
icrisatcreators_name: Ajeigbe, H
icrisatcreators_name: Vabi, M B
icrisatcreators_name: Affognon, H
icrisatcreators_name: Lokossou, J
affiliation: Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
affiliation: Department of Plant Science, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu, Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
affiliation: Center for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
affiliation: ICRISAT (Nairobi)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Kano)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bamako)
country: Nigeria
country: Kenya
country: Mali
title: Analysis of Adoption of Improved Groundnut Varieties in the Tropical Legume Project (TL III) States in Nigeria
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.3
subjects: s2.4
divisions: CRPS5
divisions: CRPS1
full_text_status: public
keywords: Adoption, Improved Groundnut Varieties, Tropical Legume (TL III) Project
abstract: Agricultural technologies and innovations play a great role in increasing
productivity, alleviating and reducing poverty and contributing to economic
development and this is made possible through adoption of improved technologies
and innovations. This study centered on analysis of adoption of improved
groundnut varieties in the Tropical Legume (TL III) States of Nigeria.
Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 1476
groundnut farmers in the project States and from whom primary data were
collected using electronic data capturing instrument containing the questionnaire.
The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Average
Treatment Effect (ATE) framework. The results showed that the breeding and
promotion of improved groundnut varieties in Nigeria under the Tropical
Legume Project and with the synergy of USAID groundnut up-scaling Project
in Nigeria resulted in very high level of awareness of improved varieties, more
than average level of access to the improved variety seeds, moderate level of
utilization of the improved varieties among the groundnut farmers and the
adoption rate of improved varieties increased from 8% at based line to 57% at
the end of the project. The study recommends extension of the project to facilitate
further access to these varieties and for state governments to take
ownership of the projects in terms of financial commitments to promotional
efforts for mass adoption by farmers.
date: 2020-02
date_type: published
publication: Agricultural Sciences
volume: 11
number: 02
publisher: Scientific Research Publishing
pagerange: 143-156
id_number: doi:10.4236/as.2020.112009
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2156-8553
official_url: https://doi.org/10.4236/as.2020.112009
related_url_url: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=10.4236%2Fas.2020.112009&btnG=
related_url_type: pub
projects: Tropical Legume Project (TL III)
citation:   Ahmed, B and Echekwu, C A and Mohammed, S G and Ojiewo, C and Ajeigbe, H and Vabi, M B and Affognon, H and Lokossou, J and Nwahia, O C  (2020) Analysis of Adoption of Improved Groundnut Varieties in the Tropical Legume Project (TL III) States in Nigeria.  Agricultural Sciences, 11 (02).  pp. 143-156.  ISSN 2156-8553     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/11721/1/as_2020021413564017.pdf