期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2016
卷号：18
期号：1
页码：40
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：This study examined factors influencing productivity enhancing technologies among crop farmers in Abuja, Nigeria. Agricultural productivity growth has been driven by improved farm technologies. Primary data were obtained using well- structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Logit regression model were the analytical tools used. The results revealed that majority of the crop farmers were less than 55 years of age. About 65 percent of crop farmers had formal education. Fifty five percent of crop farmers had contact with extension agents. Agrochemicals; fertilizers; herbicides and pesticides were the major productivity enhancing technologies used by samp led crop farmers. Level of education; total number of technologies adopted had positive and significant relationship with the ad option of productivity enhancing technologies at P< 0.10 and P < 0.01 respectively. The coefficient of Nagelkerke (R Square) value was 0.758, while the coefficient o f Cox and Snell determinations (R Square) value was 0.557. Sustainable agriculture seeks to harness new technologies, sustain farmers, resources and communities by promoting farming practices and methods that are profitable hence sustainable, environmentally sound and good for communities. Cover cropping, crop rotations, contour farming, improved seeds amongst others are productivity enhancing technologies practiced by crop farmers that move towards sustainability in agriculture. The study recommends that inputs should be made available to crop farmers in good time and at appropriate price, also financial institutions should provide adequate and accessible credit facilities to the crop farmers.
