ADOPTION OF SOYABEAN UTILIZATION INNOVATIONS AMONG WOMEN IN SAMARU VILLAGE OF SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
ADOPTION OF SOYABEAN UTILIZATION INNOVATIONS AMONG WOMEN IN SAMARU VILLAGE OF SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
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1992
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TALE, DADA AJIA
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Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate women's awareness
and adoption of recommended soyabean utilization innovations
and the factors affecting the adoption of the innovations.
Data were collected through the use of structured interview
schedule administered to 150 randomly selected women in Samaru
village of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The data collected were analysed using descriptive and
inferential statistical tools . The results revealed that
knowledge level of soyabean utilization innovations was
relatively high, as about 82 percent of the respondents knew
10 or more of the 20 recommended uses of soyabean. Adoption
score was, however, low as only 24 percent of the respondents
adopted 10 or more of the recommended uses. Soya pap had t he
highest adoption by 79 percent of the respondents followed by
soya vegetable soup by 78 percent of the respondents and
soya milk by 7l| percent of the respondents. Utilization
innovations that were not adopted at all were soya kakro,
soya amala, soya dakuwa, soya danwake, soya gari and soya
wain a.
Regression analysis showed that the variable most
highly predictive of awareness was membership of associations
followed by level of formal education and source of information,
while the least predictive variable was household size,
followed by income and age. The most important variable for
adoption of utilization of soyabean was awareness followed by
formal education and sources of information, while the leas
important variable was age followed by literacy and income.
Finally if women are to adopt recommended soyabean uses,
concerted efforts should be geared towards teaching them
relevant skills in processing and preserving methods. These,
of course, could be achieved through effective delivery of
extension service, to women in their various ethnic, religious
or social groupings.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO:
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY,
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA,
NIGERIA
AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
DEGREE (AGRIC, EXTENSION AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY)
1992
Keywords
SOYABEAN UTILIZATION,, INNOVATIONS,, SAMARU,, VILLAGE,, SABON-GARI,