| dc.contributor.author | Amaza, P.S. |
| dc.contributor.author | Ellis-Jones, J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Kamara, A.Y. |
| dc.contributor.author | Helsen, J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Gaya, H.I. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:14:18Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:14:18Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Amaza, P., Ellis-Johns, J., Kamara, A.Y., Helsen, J. & Gaya, H.I. (2007). A participatory adoption of improved crop technologies in the savannas of West Africa: empirical study from Borno, Nigeria. In African Crop Science Conference Proceedings (pp. 1369-1375), 27-31 October, El-Minia, Egypt. |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2722 |
| dc.description.abstract | A Participatory Impact assessment (PASS) was undertaken to evaluate the adoption of improved crop technologies by farmers in the savannas of Borno State, Nigeria. A total of 476 people including 288 men and 188 women participated in PASS. These included representatives of 97 farmer groups/CBOs, out of a total of 287 such groups with which IITA is presently working. PASS measured adoption in three ways, firstly through discussion with participating groups, secondly with a number of key individual farmers and lastly, through transect walks through arable areas. The results revealed that improved maize and soybean varieties had the highest adoption rates, with maize (83%) and soybean (68%). Women farmers had adopted at higher rates than men. Farmers adopting the new technologies indicated they achieved yield increases ranging from 20-100% and benefits included: - improved food security (84%), increased sale of crops (69%), increased livestock sales (18%), increased incomes (62%), improved household nutrition largely from soybeans (71%), improved health (61%), increased expenditure on education (45%) and housing (29%). The policy
implication is that government should play a greater role at improving rural infrastructures, reducing the cost of doing business and strengthening regulatory mechanisms. |
| dc.format.extent | 1369-1375 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | African Crop Science Society |
| dc.subject | Participatory |
| dc.subject | Crop |
| dc.subject | Varieties |
| dc.subject | Farmers |
| dc.subject | Technology Transfer |
| dc.subject | Improved Crop Technologies |
| dc.subject | Maize |
| dc.subject | Cowpeas |
| dc.title | A participatory adoption of improved crop technologies in the savannas of West Africa: empirical study from Borno, Nigeria |
| dc.type | Conference Paper |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Agriculture-4-Development, UK |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Maiduguri |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Cowpea |
| cg.iitasubject | Grain Legumes |
| cg.iitasubject | Maize |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.publicationplace | El - Minia, Egypt |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 93691 |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
