EnhancingCocoaBeansQuality through ImprovedCultural Practices in Major Cocoa Producing States of Nigeria
I n West Africa, low adoption of agricultural innovations by farmers has been partly due to the complexity of the innovation structure or new knowledge beyond the farmers’socio-economic adaptive capacities. Different attempts have been made to improve cocoa beans quality in Nigeria among which...
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doaj-5a6d9a08079c4c72b65a1bd9512c5dbf2020-11-25T02:42:06ZengIslamic Azad UniversityInternational Journal of Agricultural Management and Development2159-58522159-58602017-09-0173357365EnhancingCocoaBeansQuality through ImprovedCultural Practices in Major Cocoa Producing States of NigeriaAshimolowo Olubunmi R0Adeogun Stephen Oluseun 1Mesele Samuel Ayodele2Fabusoro Eniola3Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Administration, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta NigeriaDepartment of Soil Science and Land Management, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta NigeriaI n West Africa, low adoption of agricultural innovations by farmers has been partly due to the complexity of the innovation structure or new knowledge beyond the farmers’socio-economic adaptive capacities. Different attempts have been made to improve cocoa beans quality in Nigeria among which was the recommendation of ‘improved cultural practices’or ‘best known practices’ (ICMP). This had recorded little success because of the complexity and enormity of the ICMP. The present study, therefore, made an attempt to resolve this, in the major cocoa growing states of Nigeria, through farmers-researcher participatory approach with the aid of interview guide. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Principal Component Analysis procedures in SPSS to identify the minimum essential practices out of the overall ICMP forsustainable cocoa production. The result showed that cocoa farmers practiced 47 activities recognized as ICMP which were grouped as nursery, on farm, harvesting or post-harvest activities. The highest overall percentage use of any of these activities was 3 %, while the least being smaller than 1 %. It was found that 13 out of 47 activities contributed 71.45 % to the overall ICMP, whereas the current cumulative percent use of these 13 activities was 28 %. The individual percent use of each of the 13 activities was about 3 %. The highest contributors among the 13 activities were coded ba1 and ba11 while the least was bb4. Efforts to intensify the use of these 13 activities rather than the 47 activities should be encouraged among farmers for sustainable and high quality cocoa production.http://ijamad.iaurasht.ac.ir/article_530068_938c07086c4c9c5917d2f5e2c1ac1d3e.pdfbest practicecocoacocoa bean qualityimproved cultural practiceNigeria |
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EnhancingCocoaBeansQuality through ImprovedCultural Practices in Major Cocoa Producing States of Nigeria |
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EnhancingCocoaBeansQuality through ImprovedCultural Practices in Major Cocoa Producing States of Nigeria |
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EnhancingCocoaBeansQuality through ImprovedCultural Practices in Major Cocoa Producing States of Nigeria |
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EnhancingCocoaBeansQuality through ImprovedCultural Practices in Major Cocoa Producing States of Nigeria |
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EnhancingCocoaBeansQuality through ImprovedCultural Practices in Major Cocoa Producing States of Nigeria |
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enhancingcocoabeansquality through improvedcultural practices in major cocoa producing states of nigeria |
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Islamic Azad University |
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International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development |
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n West Africa, low adoption of agricultural innovations by
farmers has been partly due to the complexity of the innovation
structure or new knowledge beyond the farmers’socio-economic
adaptive capacities. Different attempts have been made to
improve cocoa beans quality in Nigeria among which was the
recommendation of ‘improved cultural practices’or ‘best known
practices’ (ICMP). This had recorded little success because of
the complexity and enormity of the ICMP. The present study,
therefore, made an attempt to resolve this, in the major cocoa
growing states of Nigeria, through farmers-researcher participatory
approach with the aid of interview guide. Collected data were
analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Principal Component
Analysis procedures in SPSS to identify the minimum essential
practices out of the overall ICMP forsustainable cocoa production.
The result showed that cocoa farmers practiced 47 activities
recognized as ICMP which were grouped as nursery, on farm,
harvesting or post-harvest activities. The highest overall
percentage use of any of these activities was 3 %, while the
least being smaller than 1 %. It was found that 13 out of 47 activities
contributed 71.45 % to the overall ICMP, whereas the
current cumulative percent use of these 13 activities was 28 %.
The individual percent use of each of the 13 activities was
about 3 %. The highest contributors among the 13 activities
were coded ba1 and ba11 while the least was bb4. Efforts to intensify
the use of these 13 activities rather than the 47 activities
should be encouraged among farmers for sustainable and high
quality cocoa production. |
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best practice cocoa cocoa bean quality improved cultural practice Nigeria |
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