Utilization Of Improved Cocoyam Production Technologies Among The Women Farmers In Ikwuano Lga Of Abia State

ABSTRACTUtilization of improved cocoyam production technologies among women in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria was studied in 2014. The specific objectives of the study were to; describe the socio-economic characteristics of the women, identifying their source(s) of information, assess their level of utilization and identify the problems they face in using the technologies. A multi-stage random sampling techniques was used to select sixty (60) women.Data for the study were collected through a well-structured questionnaire and were analysed with descriptive statistics …