Table 44: Constraints Militating Against the Adoption of Good Agronomic Practices among Cassava Farmers Constraints Very Severe Mild Not Not a Weighted severe severe severe problem score Insufficient safety 2(14.3) -(-) 2(14.3) 5(35.7) 5(35.7) 2.7 awareness Poor understanding of -(-) (-) 1(7.1) 6(42.9) 7(50.0) 2.2 technology Poor record keeping 2(14,3) 1(7.1) 3(21.4) 2(14.3) 6(42.9) 2.4 Human Factor 1(7.1) 3(21.4) 4(28.6) 3(21,4) 3(21.4) 2.8 Physical/climatic factors -(-) 3(21.4) 4(28.6) 2(14.3) 5(35.7) 2.4 Sociocultural -(-) 3(21.4) 1(7,1) 2(14.3) 8(57.1) 1.9 Labour shortage 1(7.1) 2(14.3) 8(57.1) -(-) 3(21.4) 3.0 Stakeholders networking 1(7.1) 3(21.4) 4(28.6) 1(7.1) 16(35.7) 2.7 Conflict -(-) -(-) -(-) 5(35.7) 9(64.3) 1.6 Low price 2(14.3) 3(21.4) 5(35.7) -(-) 4(28.6) 3.0 High cost of transport 1(7.1) 7(50.0) 2(14.3) -(-) 4(28.6) 3.4 Pests and diseases 2(14.3) -(-) 5(35.7) 6(42.9) 1(7.1) 2.8 Inadequate capital 8(57.1) 5(35.7) -(-) -(-) 1(7.1) 3.6 Inadequate land 3(21.4) 3(21.4) 1(7.1) 2(14.3) 5(35.7) 2.6 Poor road network 14(28.6) -(-) 3(21.4) 4(28.6) 3(21.4) 2.8. Figures in parentheses are percentages Note: weighted score less than 3.0 indicates not severe
4.14.5 Constraints militating against the adoption of Good Agronomic Practices among sorghum farmers There are 16 envisaged constraints that could militate against adoption of good agronomic practices by sorghum farmers in various zones under the Program. These constraints are presented in the Table 45 below. From the table, all but one has weighted scores that were less than 3; meaning that only one of them posed severity that could hamper adoption of agronomic practices disseminated to sorghum farmers. However, those with 2.7 weighted scores and above should be given due attention because they are critical to productivity and as well to farmers' income earning prospect. Low capital for investment having above 3.0 weighted score should be handle with carefulness, since the Program does not disburse fund nor included such in the package for the selected farmers. It will be reasonable to the Program if linking up the farmers with credit institutions is integrated into the intervention in all the Zonal levels.
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