@article{MAKHILLAJ20105420405,
    title = {Determinants of Adoption of New Technologies and the Role of Credit in the Production of Rice in Benue State, Nigeria},
    journal = {Agricultural Journal},
    volume = {5},
    number = {4},
    pages = {264-268},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1816-9155},
    doi = {aj.2010.264.268},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-9155&doi=aj.2010.264.268},
    author = {Odoemenem},
    keywords = {Adoption,availability of credit,farmers,innovations,inputs,practices,small-scale},
    abstract = {In the past years, rice has become an important component of Nigeria’s food import statistics. In fact, no other single crop appears to attract so much government attention as rice does in Nigeria. This study investigated mainly those economic factors which contributed to the adoption of new and improved farm technology. Data were collected from four local government areas of Benue State through interview conducted among a total of 150 small-scale farmers. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Adoption of improved farm practice may in part be related to the way farmers receive the technologies being introduced to them. Important factors in such a perception are the difficulty inherent in using a practice; the consistency or how adaptable the practice is to existing practices farmers are already familiar with and the returns farmers believe are likely to accrue to them by using the practice. In other to assess the performance of the interviewed farmers and related practices to the environment of the societies, questions were asked with respect to type of rice cultivated, production practices, credit availability and use of fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides. Other factors assessed include the seriousness of conflicts of the times for rice planting and harvesting with other periods of farm work; knowledge and adoption of new innovations.}
    }