Drivers of ASI Thresher Technology Adoption Among Rice Farmers in Northwest, Nigeria

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@article{1709566,
      author = {Oladele I. Osanyinlusi, Adetola I. Adeoti, Aminou Arouna, Olubunmi O. Alawode, Fatai A. Sowunmi},
      title = {Drivers of ASI Thresher Technology Adoption Among Rice Farmers in Northwest, Nigeria},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {9},
      number = {1},
      pages = {428-438},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1709566.pdf},
      abstract = {Farming system Agriculture in Nigeria is one of the least mechanised. The situation is not different in rice threshing which has mostly been done manually in the country. ASI thresher technology was introduced to rice farmers in Northwest, Nigeria to improve threshing activity. Hence, this study examines drivers of adoption of ASI thresher technology among rice farmers in the region. The study made use of secondary data obtained from AfricaRice dataset. The data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics and probit regression model. The findings revealed that while about 84% of the respondents have heard about the availability of ASI thresher technology, only 47.1% of the respondents have got to know about this threshing technology through fellow farmers and/or thresher operators. ASI thresher adoption status remains low as only about 27% of the respondents used the machine for threshing paddy harvested. It was further revealed that socioeconomic, farm, asset, and locational were significant factors driving the adoption of ASI thresher technology among rice farmers in the region. It was therefore recommended that, for adoption of agricultural mechanisation to be more receptive, locational realities or specific social conditions must be considered to aid or increase acceptance of farm mechanisation technologies among smallholder farmers.},
      keywords = {Mechanisation, Postharvest, Rice farmers, Threshing, Northwest},
      month = {July},
  }