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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MAIZE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (Pages : 24 - 31)
A. B. SEKUMADE AND I. B. OLUWATAYOA number of the constraints on agricultural development are directly related to lack of appropriate storage facilities, this has led to high cost of grains and low production. There is a need for the development of adaptive and innovative technology with the specific objective of optimizing the use of local knowledge and materials and providing a framework for integrating several techniques and practices. The study considered 200 maize farmers from Kwara State using a multi-stage sampling technique. The data collected for the study were analyzed using the budgetary technique and multinomial logit model. The study revealed that modern storage technology usage is most profitable, with gross margin of N2, 435/tonne, 28k as return on investment. Multinomial logit model result reveal the odd of using different storage technologies by maize farmers, it could be seen that rise in capital invested, transportation cost, labour cost and farmers’ age enhance the probability of using no storage. The probability of using semi modern is influenced by quantity of maize to be stored, while the probability of using modern storage is increased by the experience of the technologist, educational level of the farmers and quantity of maize to be stored by the farmer. Much earning flows in with the use of modern storage technology and since the level of education influence the use of modern technology, there should be provision of basic adult education on storage instructions for farmers in the study area. Download