FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED IRISH POTATO PRODUCTION PRACTICES IN KUDAN AND GIWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

• <p>&nbsp;                <b>TABLE</b><b> OF CONTENTS&nbsp;</b></p><p>TITLE PAGE………………………………………………………………………........... i&nbsp;</p><p>DECLARATION…………………………………………………………………………...ii</p><p>&nbsp;CERTIFICATION……………………………………………………………….................iii&nbsp;</p><p>DEDICATION……………………………………………………………………………...iv&nbsp;</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………………………............v&nbsp;</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENT…………………………………………………………….............vi&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………………….x&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF APPENDICES........................................................................................................xi&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………..................xii ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………............xiii</p><p>&nbsp;

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• ……………………………………………………………………………1&nbsp;</p><p> INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..................1</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.1Background to the Study………………………………………………………….. 1&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.2Problem Statement……………………………………………………………….....4&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.3Objectives of the Study……………………………………………………………. 6&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.4Justification of the Study………………………………………………………....... 7&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.5Hypotheses of the Study…………………………………………………………… 8 <br></p><p> <b>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• …………………………………………………………………………... 9&nbsp;</b></p><p>LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................................9&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.1Origin of Irish potato and its Characteristics………………………………………. 9&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.2Socio-Economic Characteristic of Farmers on Adoption of Recommended Practices………………….…9</p><p>
• 2.3Sources of Farm Information on crop production…………………….....................11&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.4Rate of Adoption of Recommended Practices by Farmers…………………...........13&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.5Factors Influencing Adoption of Recommended Practices by Farmers………………………….....15&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.6Theoretical Framework…………………………………………………….............20&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 6.1Theory of social change……………………………………………........................21</p><p>&nbsp;2.
• 6.2The adoption – diffusion perspectives……………………………………..............22&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 6.3Concept of effect…………………………………………………………...............27 2</p><p>.7 Conceptual Model………………………………………………………….............28&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• ………………………………………………………...........................30&nbsp;</p><p> METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………........................30&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.1Description of the study area…………………………………….............................30&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>
• 3.2Sampling procedure………………………………………………………..............33&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.3Data collection……………………………………………………………..............34&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.4Analytical techniques……………………………………………………................35&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 4.1Descriptive statistics………………………………………………………..............35</p><p>&nbsp;3.
• 4.2Multiple regression analysis………………………………………………..............35&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 4.3Z-Statistic…………………………………………………………………..............36&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.5Operational definitions and measurement of variables…………………….............37&nbsp;</p><p> 3.
• 5.1Independent variables………………………………………………………............37&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 5.2Dependent variable (Y)…………………………………………………….............42&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• ………………………………………………………….........................45&nbsp;</p><p>RESULTS AND DISCUSSION……………………………………...................................45&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.1Socio-Economic Characteristics of Irish potato farmers…………………..............45&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.1Age distribution…………………………………………………………................45&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.2Gender distribution....................................................................................................45&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.3Household size……………………………………………………………..............46&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.4Educational level………………………………………………………...................46</p><p>&nbsp;4.
• 1.5Farming experience..................................................................................................47&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.6Cooperative societies………………………………………………………............47&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.7Amount of credit obtained by Irish farmers..............................................................48&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 1.8Farm Size…………………………………………………………………..............48&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.Sources of Information about Recommended Irish Potato Production Practices……………….........51&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.3Level of Adoption of Recommended Irish Potato Production Practices……………………………....52&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.4Socio-Economic, Institutional and Technological Factors Influencing Adoption of Recommended Irish Potato Production Practices………………………………………………………..............55&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.5Effect of Adoption of Recommended Irish Potato Production Practices on Yield of non-adopters and adopters…………………………..............59&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.6Effect of Adoption of Recommended Irish Potato Production Practices on Income of non-adopters and adopters………………………...............60&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.7Constraints Faced by Farmers in the Adoption of Recommended Irish Potato Production Practices...............................................................................…..............61&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• …………………………………………………………………...............</p><p>SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONTRIBUTION</p><p>KNOWLEDGE.............................................................................................................</p><p>Summary…………………………………………………………………….................63&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.2Conclusions…………………………………………………….....................................65&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.3Recommendations…………………………………………………………...................66&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.4Contribution to Knowledge………………………….....................................................67&nbsp;</p><p>REFERENCES……………………………………….…………………………….............68&nbsp;<br></p>