Table41: Adoption of Good Agronomic Practiced Technology on Cassava ATASP -1 Technology
Constraint Not Mildly Severe Severe
Not a Problem
Cassava Safety Awareness
14 28.6%
Poor Understanding of Technology
13 26.5%
19 38.8% 36.7%
9
14.3% Physical/Climatic Factors
3 6.1% 26
Socio-Cultural 53.1%
15
Labour Shortage 31.2% Stake Holders Networking
12 24.5% 31.8%
18.8%
32.7%
11 22.9%
10.2%
22.7%
5
5
10
8 16.7%
12 24.5%
5 11.4%
6 12.2%
10.2% 9
16
14
Conflict
12
9
5
7 14.3%
24.5%
18.4%
10.4%
9
13
9
7 14.3%
18.4%
26.5%
18.4%
5
10
15
4 8.2%
10.2%
20.4%
30.6%
11
6
16
1 2.0%
22.4%
12.2%
32.7%
16
6
13
Very Severe
32.7%
12.2%
26.5% 7
Human Factors
5 10.2%
18.4% 18
Poor Record Keeping
Severe
4 8.2%
8 18.2%
7 15.9%
Source: June., 2020 Field Data However, the survey results from the respondents on the 5 points scale indicated that majority of farmers 31.8% had no problems with the listed constraints in adoption of Cassava technology, 22.7% confirmed that these constraints were not severe in the adoption of technology, 11.4% confirmed a mildly severe effect on the adoption of technology, 18.2% confirmed severe effect while 15.9% showed very severe effect. 15.9% of the Cassava farmers showed that conflict had very severe effect on adoption of technology. 14.3% of the respondents confirmed that Poor record keeping, and human factors were very severely significant to the adoption of Cassava technology, and 12.2% confirmed that physical and climatic factors also had very severe impact on technology adoption. More effort needs to be put in place by policy makers and the Program in encouraging cassava farmers towards a higher appreciation of technology adoption and the reduction of the effects of these constraints on Cassava farmers. 4.14.2 Constraints to Adoption of Good Agronomic Practices in Sorghum Technologies by ATASP-1 There are 16 key constraints identified from last ATASP-1 Program report on Sorghum
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