标题：Probit Model Analysis Of Smallholder’s Farmers Decision to Use Agrochemical Inputs in Gwagwalada And Kuje Area Councils of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria
期刊名称：International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
印刷版ISSN：2147-8988
出版年度：2014
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：85-93
出版社：International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
摘要：This study examined Probit model analysis of smallholder's farmers decision to use agrochemical inputs in Gwagwalada and Kuje Area Councils of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. Primary data were used for this study. Data were obtained using structured questionnaire. The questionnaires were administered to sixty smallholder's farmers sampled using a two-stage sampling technique. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Probit model. Eight estima tors, age; farm-size; education¨C level; extension services; access to credit; off-farm income; experiences in farming; in the Probit model were found statistically significant. Results show that the probability of using agrochemical inputs increases with age; farm-size; family-size; education -level; extension services; experiences in farming but decreases where they have off-farm income and access to credits. Mc Fadden Pseu do -R 2 gives 0.6866 and Probit model correctly classified 93%. This study concluded that capacity of agricultural extension agents needs to be improved in the study area to educate farmers to invest in agrochemicals and improved agricultural technologies. Also, Government needs to improve on good road networks and appropriate policies to regulate standard, use, safety needs and environment of use of agrochemicals in the study area.
