ABSTRACT
The study analyzes the farmer’s awareness of Trombe wall and Biofuel technologies for on-farm adoption in Afikpo North and South Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State. Multi-stage random sampling techniques was used to select a total of 120 respondents used for the study. Primary data which was used for the study were collected through the use of a well structured questionnaire that
was administered to the 120 randomly selected respondents. Descriptive statistics such as mean and percentages were used to analyze objective i and ii, while objective iii were actualized using chi-square analysis. The result obtained showed that (65%) of farmer’s are males, (65%) of the respondents are married with an average household size of 9, most of the respondents are within the active economic age group with a mean age of 46year’s, while the farming experience was found to be 17years on average. Most of the respondents (84.2%) had acquired formal education. The mean annual farm income of the farmer’s was (#209166). The study further identified trombe wall and biofuel technologies which the farmer’s are aware and has adopted in the areas to include: trombe wall system and biofuel system. More also the study showed that cost of technology, access to extension services, access to credit, compatibility with previous experience among others were the factor’s that influence the level of farmer’s awareness of trombe wall and biofuel technologies for on-farm adoption in the areas.
was administered to the 120 randomly selected respondents. Descriptive statistics such as mean and percentages were used to analyze objective i and ii, while objective iii were actualized using chi-square analysis. The result obtained showed that (65%) of farmer’s are males, (65%) of the respondents are married with an average household size of 9, most of the respondents are within the active economic age group with a mean age of 46year’s, while the farming experience was found to be 17years on average. Most of the respondents (84.2%) had acquired formal education. The mean annual farm income of the farmer’s was (#209166). The study further identified trombe wall and biofuel technologies which the farmer’s are aware and has adopted in the areas to include: trombe wall system and biofuel system. More also the study showed that cost of technology, access to extension services, access to credit, compatibility with previous experience among others were the factor’s that influence the level of farmer’s awareness of trombe wall and biofuel technologies for on-farm adoption in the areas.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Information
Economic development is one of the most important objectives of every developing country of the world and agriculture stands to play an important role in the achievement of this objective. This is due to the fact that it has the capacity to supply food, raw materials for the nation’s industrial sector and the creation of employment in the country through its numerous output.
Agriculture which is defined as the act and science of the rearing of animals and the cultivation of land for the production of food for man and raw materials for industries (Ikani,2013) Agriculture has played a vital role in human civilization and development.
Credit is referred to as that catalyst that activates other factors of production and makes under-used capacities functional for increased production (Ijere, 1998). By this it is obvious that farm credit plays a vital role in agricultural output and rural development since it enables farmers to lunch into new fields of productions, engage new technologies thereby increasing their total output.
Agricultural credits can come in several credit vehicles which has the ability to finance agricultural transactions, it can come as loan, bills of exchange, notes etc. These credits enhance productivity and promotes the living standard of rural farmers by breaking the cycle of poverty among rural farm households.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Origin and Concept Trombe Wall And Biofuel Technology
2.1.1 Classification of Trombe wall and Biofuel Technology
2.2 Factors Influencing Trombe wall and Biofuel
Technology Adoption
2.2.1 Accessing Trombe wall and Biofuel Technologies
2.2.2 Importance of Trombe wall and Biofuel Technology
2.2.3 Generating income from the use of Trombe wall and
Biofuel Technologies
2.4 effect of Socio-economic characteristics of farmers’
on Adoption Rate of Trombe wall and Biofuel Technology
2.5 Constraints Militating Adoption of Trombe wall and
Biofuel Practices in Nigeria
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Study Area
3.2 Source of Data
3.3 Types of Data
3.4 Instrument of Data Collection
3.5 Sample Size
3.6 Sampling Techniques
3.7 Research Approach
3.8 Analytical Techniques
3.9 Model Specification
3.10 Description of Variables
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Results and Discussion
4.1 Test of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
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