Table 41: Adoption of Good Agronomic Practiced Technology on Cassava ATASP-1

Table41: Adoption of Good Agronomic Practiced Technology on Cassava ATASP -1

Technology

Not a Problem Constraint

Not Severe Mildly Severe Severe Very Severe

Cassava Safety Awareness 14 13 5 16 1 28.6% 26.5% 10.2% 32.7% 2.0%

Poor Understanding 19 9 6 11 4

of Technology 38.8% 18.4% 12.2% 22.4% 8.2% 18 13 6 5 7

Poor Record Keeping 36.7% 26.5% 12.2% 10.2% 14.3%

Human Factors

Physical/Climatic Factors 7 16 10 9 7 14.3% 32.7% 20.4% 18.4% 14.3%

3 15 13 12 6 6.1% 30.6% 26.5% 24.5% 12.2%

Socio-Cultural 26 9 9 5 53.1% 18.4% 18.4% 10.2%

Labour Shortage

Stake Holders Networking 15 5 9 11 8 31.2% 10.4% 18.8% 22.9% 16.7%

12 16 5 12 4 24.5% 32.7% 10.2% 24.5% 8.2% 14 10 5 8 7Conflict

31.8% 22.7% 11.4% 18.2% 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

crop enterprises, however these 16 constraints have been reduced to 12 main constraints specific to the Sorghum crop enterprises within the SCPZ in the period under review. Table 42 below shows the responses on these 12 constraints on Sorghum farmers under ATASP-1 Program. Also, the table indicates that the 12 main constraints identified that hinders adoption of technologies disseminated to Sorghum Crop enterprises and the farmers under the Program. These identified constraints are, market distance, low price for Sorghum, high transport cost, low market /demand for products, unavailability of extension services, lack of effectiveness, long distance to extension workers, pest and disease control, poor road network, inadequate capital, inadequate land and inadequate large export market.

The Sorghum crop enterprises farmers identified that poor road network had very severe impact on the adoption of Good Agronomic Practices on Sorghum farmers, with 33.3% responses from the adopters 16.7% of the participants confirmed that market distance had very severe effects and this is consistence with the approval of 33.3% shown on poor road network. High transport cost had 13.8% very severe effect while 10% confirmed that low price of Sorghum and pest and disease controls had very severe effect on technology adoption respectively. Inadequate large export market and low market and product demand accounted for a low of 7.4% and 6.7% very severe constraints on adoption of Sorghum technologies respectively.

The survey results in the table indicate that the ATASP-1 Program demonstrated the capacity to sustainably scale up engagement in the rapid yield Program across all the zones with 83.9% of the respondents showing that extension services unavailability is not a problem and another 77.45 respondents showing that lack of effectiveness is not a problem. Other constraints recorded such as inadequate land and inadequate capital had severe impact, with a response of 43.3% and 13.3% respectively. The result from the respondents showed that 43.3% had no problems with Market distance. Lack of coordination, insufficient dialogue, insufficient outreach, and poor understanding of GAP have been effectively corrected by the ATASP-1 Program from past and existing works. A high of 54.8% of the Sorghum crop enterprises farmers showed that long distance to extension workers was not a problem on adoption of technology. This indicates that lack of capital, poor road network, inadequate large export markets and low prices for Rice are the leading constraints to the adoption of technology.