Impact of improved crop production practices promoted in the Sudan Savannah Task Force (SSTF) of Katsina learning site
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: In Kano and Katsina States of Nigeria, some promoted improved crop production practices had been tested since 2008 in a series of farmer-managed field trials in four Innovation Platforms (two each) in these States representing the Sudan Savannah (SS) ecological zone of Nigeria. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of improved crop production practices of Sudan Savannah Task Force on the income and technical efficiency of the farming households in Katsina State. The study used primary data collected in 2011 cropping season with the aid of questionnaires. A total of 300 households were interviewed in the State. The tools used for analysis of the data were the double difference estimator and the stochastic production function. The result showed that the adopters of the introduced technologies enjoyed an increment of 744.35% in income. All the coefficients of the inputs in the production function were positive and statistically significant. The mean technical efficiency for the adopters and non-adopters were 0.87 and 0.65 respectively. The study concluded that the introduced technologies enhanced the income and efficiency in crop production of the adopters.
Authors: O. O. Ugbabe,, B. Ahmed, T. Abdoulaye, A. Y. Kamara
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2945429684