REVAMPING NIGERIA’S ECONOMY THROUGH YELLOW CASSAVA PRODUCTION: CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN FARMERS IN ANAMBRA STATE


The study examined women contributions in yellow cassava production in revamping Nigeria’s economy. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 132 yellow cassava women farmers for the study in Anambra State. Data were collected from them by the use of questionnaire, semiquestionnaire, group discuss and interview schedule. Descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, mean score, standard deviation and percentages were used to summarize data generated by the study. Results revealed that majority (78.03%) were married, their mean age was 47 years, 71.21% have farming as their major occupation. The results indicated that 48.48% source their inputs from the extension ADP, Majority (45.45%) had access to extension services. This implied that majority do not have necessary support from extension personnels. However, the results indicated that (M=2.85) produce to increase income, (M=2.82) for its nutritional value (Vitamin A) and free cyanide/sugar content while


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