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Adoption of Rice Farming Technology among Rural Women in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Rice is a global staple and popular cereal of high nutritional value, grown and greatly consumed. The study assessed the adoption of rice farming technology among rural women in Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The specific objectives were to: identify the socioeconomic characteristics of the rural women, determine the various technologies of rice farming, identify the various adoption stages of rice farming technology, and examine the constraints of adoption of rice farming technologies. A multistage sampling technique was used. Primary data was used for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to achieve the objectives, while the T-test was used to test the hypothesis. The mean age of the respondents was 35.7 years, majority (93.0%) of the respondents were married, most (56.0%) of the respondents had between 6-10 household size, some (55.0%) of the respondents were into weaving, and trading (33.0%) as other income generating activities. Some (44.0%) of the respondents belong to a cooperative society, and the majority (80.0%) of the respondents use hired labour. The majority (94.0%) of the respondents sourced their information from market place, most (50.0%) of the respondents adopted the Faro 47 variety. The majority (94.0%) of the respondents adopted supply and replacement, and weeding frequency techniques. T-test result (p = 0.001) showed that there is a highly significant relationship between the rice technologies and adoption. The major constraint faced by the respondents was a lack of credit facilities. This study recommends the provision of adequate loan facilities at a low interest rate to help rural women be more involved in rice farming.
