Impact of cooperative membership on farmers’ uptake of technological innovations in Southwest Nigeria

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Kolade, O and Harpham, T (2014). Impact of cooperative membership on farmers’ uptake of technological innovations in Southwest Nigeria. Development Studies Research. 1 (1), pp. 340-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2014.978981
AuthorsKolade, O and Harpham, T
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© 2014 The Author(s). Published by Routledge. The underutilization of agriculture in Nigeria with attendant low yield per hectare is generally attributed to lack of innovation to cope with the challenges of climate change and land degradation. In this study, using information from 326 farmers in Southwest Nigeria, we examined the relative impact of cooperative membership compared with the effects of other socioeconomic factors on farmers’ adoption of technological innovations. Cooperative membership has a high impact compared to other socioeconomic factors such as land access, gender, and educational status. It is recommended that intervention programs in the agricultural sector should focus more attention on strengthening and expanding farmers’ cooperatives for better diffusion and use intensity of innovations and better linking social capital with extension agencies, banks, markets, and agricultural value chains.

Year2014
JournalDevelopment Studies Research
Journal citation1 (1), pp. 340-353
PublisherTaylor & Francis
ISSN2166-5095
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2014.978981
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Print27 Nov 2014
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Deposited29 Aug 2017
Accepted15 Oct 2014
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