Different sources of Information on Adoption Behaviour of farmers in Logo Local Area Government of Benue State, Nigeria

Abstract

The research examined the influence of sources of information on adoption behaviour of farmers in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. Structured interview questionnaire was administered on 105 respondents randomly selected from 5 council wards. Data collected were analyzed through descriptive statistics and logit regression. The results revealed that 56.2% got information on innovations from conventional sources particularly the electronic media, while 51.4% obtained information on innovations through traditional sources specifically contact farmers, 72.4% application of agrochemicals was the idea mostly introduced, 65.7% village location prevented them from adoption of innovations, 54.1% preferred both electronic media and extension agent for receiving information on improved agricultural practices. The coefficient of farm size (0.037 ha) and access to agricultural information (4.206) were statistically significant at 5%. It is recommended that electronic media should be given priority in dissemination of agricultural information.

Keywords: adoption; Behaviour; different sources; farmers; information