THE UTILISATION AND LIMITING CONSTRAINTS OF VITAMIN-A BIOFORTIFIED CASSAVA AMONG FARMERS IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
Scales of Utilisation of Vitamin A Biofortified Cassava Intensity of Utilisation of Vitamin A Biofortified Cassava Constraints Limiting the Utilisation of Biofortified Cassava
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Utilisation, biofortified, Vitamin A cassava, Intensity, ConstraintsAbstract
Innovation is worth no developing and committing resources to if it is not utilized by the target beneficiaries. The study investigated the scales, intensity and level of utilisation of vitamin A biofortified cassava and the constraints limiting its utilisation among farmers in South West Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select a sample size of 264 farmers. Information were elicited from the farmers with the aid of structured interview schedule and were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, and mean statistics. Results revealed that a significant proportion of respondents used vitamins A biofortified cassava primarily for domestic purposes across different products with cassava roasted granules (gari) having the highest intensity of usage ( = 2.62) for both domestic and commercial purposes. Inadequate technical know-how on processing ( = 1.94), inadequate finance ( = 1.85), cumbersome processing ( = 1.80) and high moisture content ( = 1.68) constituted the major constraints to the utilisation of vitamin A cassava. Enlightenment campaigns to popularize other less utilized products that can be derived from the cassava variety and continued research with collaborations between stakeholders to devise technology to ease the processing while still retaining the nutritional content were strongly recommended.
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