| Title: | Socio-economic Determinants Of Agricultural Mechanization Use Among Rural Farmers In Ahoada East Local Government Area Of Rivers State – Nigeria |
| Author(s): | Adolphus G, Oduehie T. C, Chukuigwe O, Iyumame P. & Ihunwo C. B |
| Abstract: | The study examined the socio-economic determinants of agricultural mechanization use among rural farmers in Ahoada East Local Government Area, Rivers State. A three-stage random sampling technique was used to select a total of 100 respondents from ten (10) communities for the study. Data were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire and analyzed using frequency count, percentage, mean and correlation analysis. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents were female (56%), married (49%), within the age range of 31-40 (33%), the mean age was 30.5years, most of the respondents had secondary education (32.0%) and majority were full time farmers (62%). An average monthly income of N40,500 was reported. The study also revealed that majority (90.0%) of the respondents agreed “Yes” to land clearing. This was followed by, transportation (88.0%), tilling operation (86.0%), processing (85.0%), fertilizer application (81.0%), harvesting (81.0%), storage (79.0%), harrowing operation (78.0%), planting activities (73.0%), (72.0%) for stumping operation, ridging (63.0%), weeding (61.0%), are various farm operation where agricultural mechanization can be used in the farming process. The correlation analysis showed that the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers significantly influence their use of agricultural mechanization. Farm size, gender, educational level, and household size are the significant socioeconomic determinant of the agricultural mechanization use in the study area. The study concludes that agricultural mechanization that agricultural mechanization use poses a lot of benefits which include increased productivity, reduces time spent in the farm, preserve the quality of production, and reduces spoilage and wastage of farm produce. Hence, the study recommends that government should make agricultural mechanization accessible to farmers to maximize production. |
| Keywords: | Socio-Economic, Determinants, Agricultural Mechanization |
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