Adoption of animal traction technology and its impact on farmers in the northern province of Sierra Leone

The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of the extent of adoption of animal traction technology and its impact on program farmers of the Sierra Leone Work Oxen Project. The study also explored the factors that hinder the expanded adoption of animal traction among program farmers and identified reasons for non-adoption of the technology by the non-program farmers. The specific objectives were: (1) to determine the extent of adoption among program farmers; (2) to determine the impact of adopting animal traction; (3) to identify the social and economic factors that hinder the expanded adoption of animal traction among program farmers; and (4) to identify reasons for non-adoption of animal traction by the non-program farmers. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested: (1) there is a relationship between the number of days animal traction was used per year and farmers' socio-economic characteristics; and (2) program and non-program farmers are different in terms of their socio-economic characteristics.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Gboku, Mathew Lamana Saffa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Osborne, Edward W.

• Education, Adult and Continuing
• Education, Agricultural

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Gboku, Mathew Lamana Saffa

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591198195
AAI9712279
(UMI)AAI9712279

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20234