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    Impact of Adoption of Macro-Propagation Technology of Plantain and Banana on Farmers’ Livelihood in Southern Nigeria
    (University of Ilorin, 2020-02-09) Ololade Latifat Abdulrahman
    Plantain and banana have potentials of addressing problems of food insecurity and poor standard of living in Nigeria. For increased production, the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture developed and trained plantain and banana farmers in macro-propagation Technology (MPT) in southern Nigeria. Nevertheless, having good knowledge about the benefits of MPT on livelihood is crucial for full adoption. This study therefore examined the impact of adoption of MPT of plantain and banana on farmers’ livelihood in Southern Nigeria. The objectives were to: (i) describe the socioeconomic characteristics of plantain and banana farmers; (ii) examine the attitude of farmers towards MPT; (iii) evaluate farmers’ knowledge level of MPT; (iv) determine the adoption level of MPT; (v) assess factors responsible for adoption of MPT; (vi) examine the contribution of MPT on farmers’ livelihood; and (vii) identify the constraints to adoption of MPT among plantain and banana farmers in the study area. A two-stage random sampling technique was used to select respondents from the profile list of trained plantain and banana farmers. The first stage involved a random selection of six states across three geo-political zones of Nigeria such that Abia and Anambra, Bayelsa and Cross River, Ogun and Ondo were selected from South-east, South-south and South-west respectively. The second stage involved proportionate selection of 50% of farmers from the profile list in each state, making a total of 548 sample size. Data were collected through structured interview and analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean, Multinomial logistic regression, Propensity Score Matching as well as Spearman and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 5% level of significance. The findings of the study were that: (i) majority (82%) of the respondents were male, 74.8% were literates, 66.1% had no extension contact with mean age of 49.67 years; (ii) majority (66.5%) of the respondents had positive attitude towards MPT; (iii) majority (87.3%) of the respondents had high knowledge of MPT; (iv) there was a moderate level of adoption of MPT by respondents (31-60%); (v) farm size, household size, educational status, labour type, extension visit, age and access to credit were all determinants of adoption of MPT; (vi) adoption of MPT has increased the livelihood of farmers by 13% (p<0.05); (vii) major constraints to adoption of MPT were inadequate finance ( =3.87), poor land tenure ( = 3.71), poor sprouting rate ( = 3.35), poor sucker demand ( = 3.41) and inadequate extension visit ( = 3.32); and (viii) knowledge and attitude of respondents had positive relationship with adoption of MPT (p<0.05). The study concluded that adoption of MPT had positive contribution to the livelihood of plantain and banana farmers. It is therefore recommended that extension contact should increase and land should be made available to farmers to increase production.