Welfare Implications of Adoption of Post-Harvest Technologies: The Case of Rural Farming Households in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study assessed the welfare implications of adoption of post-harvest technologies among farming households in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected with structured questionnaires from one hundred and sixty (160) farmers who were selected through random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, likert scale and linear regression analysis were used in data analysis. From the findings, the crib, multipurpose dryer, hermetic storage and yam barn were the four major technologies disseminated to farmers. Yam barn ranked first (54%) because it was found to be the easiest to use followed by the multipurpose dryer and cribs. Hermetic storage was not popular because it was not adopted by the farmers. Results on the effect of the NSPRI post-harvest technologies on expenditure (as a proxy for welfare) of farmers showed that the use of cribs increased expenditure by ? 49,222, multipurpose dryers by ? 27,717 and yam barns by ? 10,552 per annum. The contributions of cribs and multipurpose dryers were significant at 1% and 10% respectively. More use of NSPRI technologies, especially cribs and multipurpose dryers, will increase income and consequently the welfare of the farmers positively and significantly.