Analysis of Farmers Willingness to Adopt Mushroom Cultivation in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State

IYEKEKPOLOR MOSES NOROGHOSA

Farm Project Department, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State

E-mail:iyekekpolormoses@gmail.com  

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to analyze farmers’ willingness to adopt Mushroom cultivation in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Simple random techniques were used to select a sample size of 90 respondents in three villages. Questions were asked on awareness of mushroom cultivation, gender and level of education of farmers within the area under study. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the relevant information from the farmers. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics such simple frequency table count, and percentage. Analysis revealed that only seventeen farmers out of ninety are willing to cultivate mushroom which is about 18.9%. Gender of the farmers and their level of education had no effect on the willingness of the farmers to adopt mushroom cultivation. It was observed that farmers’ in the area under study has not adopted the cultivation of mushroom because they lack awareness of the usefulness of mushroom cultivation and also the techniques required to cultivate mushroom.