AKSU Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development
ISSN(Online): 2736-0040 ISSN(Print): 2695-1975
ISSN(Online): 2736-0040 ISSN(Print): 2695-1975
Abstract
This study investigated the level of utilization of manual screw press for cassava mash dehydration for garri
production in four local government areas across the Agricultural Development Project (ADP) zones in
Kwara State, Nigeria. Using multistage sampling technique and a semi-structured questionnaire as
instrument, data for the study were collected from a sample of three hundred and eighty four (384) garri
processors who use the screw press in the state. Descriptive statistics namely frequency count, percentages,
and mean was used for analysis of data. For this study, the term utilization is seen a continuous dependent
variable; hence it was measured by frequency/regularity of use of the manual screw press in garri
production by respondents. While the study agreed with opinion of scholars that level of utilization of
agricultural innovation was generally low in Nigeria, it nonetheless established that utilization level for
the manual screw press technology for cassava mash dehydration for the production of garri was high in
Kwara State. The study concluded that garri processors in the study area utilize the manual screw press at
a high level because the technology has considerable relative advantage over traditional methods.