Open AccessAssessment of socio-economic factors affecting the utilization of manual screw press for gari production in Kwara state, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Adegbola Adetayo Jacob,
Wegh Francis Shagbaor,
Ikwuba Agnes Agbanugo,
Nwafor Solomon Chimela
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of agricultural extension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-8547
pISSN - 2311-6110
DOI - 10.33687/ijae.007.01.2733
Subject(s) - production (economics) , regression analysis , variables , government (linguistics) , agricultural science , socioeconomics , mathematics , geography , psychology , statistics , economics , environmental science , linguistics , philosophy , macroeconomics
This study investigated socio-economic determinants of utilization of manual screw press for cassava mash dehydration for gari production in four local government areas across the ADP zones in Kwara state, Nigeria. Using random sampling technique and a semi-structured questionnaire as a research instrument, data for the study were collected from a sample of three hundred and eighty-four (384) gari processors who use the screw press in the state. Multiple regression analysis shows that a correlation (R=0.678) exist between utilization of the screw press and the independent variables which include age, household size, level of education, years of processing experience, extension visits, and income from gari processing. R2 value of 0.460 indicates that about 46% of the variation in utilization was explained by socio-economic variables included in the regression model. Three variables significantly influenced the decision of the respondents to utilize the manual screw press: age, level of experience, and income; the most important predicator being income with a Beta value of 0.699. Conclusively, it was recommended among others that research, extension, and policy makers consider the significant determinants identified in the study seriously if increased utilization is to be achieved by gari processors and others similar to them in the study area and the region.