AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND PRODUCTIVITY AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS^*

 

Adeyemi A. Ogundipe¹, Ogunniyi Adebayo², Abiola J. Asaleye³**

¹Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria, ade.ogundipe@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

²Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

³Department of Economics, Landmark University, Nigeria, email: asaleye.abiola@lmu.edu.ng, asaleyebiola@yahoo.com

**Corresponding Author

 

 

Abstract

The study assesses the role of technological adoption on the productivity of small scale farmers in Nigeria. The data used were extracted survey database of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The adoption of improved cassava variety has positive effect on farmers’ productivity and poverty reduction. The Average Treatment Effect on the Treated (ATT) for productivity increased by 70 percent among ICVs farmers. Income was also higher among the adopters than the non- adopters by ₦43463.77. In the same vein, the income of the adopters increased by 17%. Furthermore, adopters of ICVs have the probability of reducing poverty headcount by 20%. The results suggest that improved agricultural innovation adoption can play a key role in strengthening and impacting agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers for increased income generation and food security. 

Keywords: Small Scale farming, Agricultural productivity, Technological Adoption Nigeria

JEL Classification: B21 I32 Q12 Q16