Economics of Adoption of Improved Oil Palm Production Technologies in South East, Nigeria (Published)
This study was focused on the economics of adoption of adoption of recommended oil palm production technologies in south east, Nigeria. There is global paucity of research on the economics and adoptability of oil palm production technologies in developing countries with only few extension projects in Nigeria. The supply of oil palm products, which is a major staple food in Nigeria, has not matched up with the demand. It is expected that increase in adoption of oil palm production technologies will scale-up oil palm production and reduce poverty and increase food safety net in Nigeria. The importance of oil palm in National and World Food Economics underscores the need for the intensification of research efforts on the crop. The failure of the current palm oil output to meet domestic demand and leave a surplus for export in spite of the available technologies to boost production could be attributed to slow rate of the expansion and exploitation of the existing plantings. This is as a result of failure to accept and use available oil palm development and management technologies, the adoption of which would have brought about optimal yield increase. This study would provide current information that will help guide farmers in decision-making, agricultural extension practitioners, researchers and the government in formulating functional policies towards finding solution to sustainable agricultural development in Nigeria. Also, institutions and organizations such as the ADPs, NIFOR, Universities etc and students involved in oil palm research and improvement may find the work handy. The study was carried out using a proportional random sampling of oil palm farmers. Data were collected and analyzed descriptively using percentages, frequencies, tables, etc. The major findings of this study are that adoption of oil palm production technologies in the study areas is low but profitable; funds/capital are important in adoption of recommended oil palm production technologies, and that household size and cost of innovation are important variables that affect adoption. In view of this, encouragement of farmers with large household size to participate actively in adoption of oil palm production technologies, the provision of credit/input to farmers, are among the recommendations made.
Keywords: Nature of agriculture, Oil Palm, adoption of innovation concept of technology and structure of production, economics of adoption
The Implementation Of Oil Palm Based Regional Innovation System (Sida) In Supporting The Masterplan For The Acceleration And Expansion Of Indonesia’s Economic Development (Mp3ei) Of The Economic Corridor Of Sumatera-Indonesia (Published)
The purpose of the research is to determine the Implementation of Oil Palm Based Regional Innovation System (SIDA) in Supporting the Masterplan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development (MP3I) of the Economic Corridor of Sumatera. It is a qualitative-descriptive research. The population in this research was the residents of Desa Mangkei Lama and Desa Mangkei Baru for 150 families. The sampling was conducted by using the purposive random sampling technique with certain criteria. The minimum sample size in this study was 30 respondents. With the Special Economic Zone (KEK) of Sei Mangkei which cultivates the oil palm it produces the CPO but not fully distributed yet. Many distributed oil palm products still need to be developed into a large-scale laboratory scale industry. The growing oil palm nursery on the developed village which is a supplier of seeds for the oil palm plantations. The developing Cooperative of oil palm midribs based Cattle feeds that supplies the feed for the cattles, Excelent Calves and Bio Gas. The plantation community empowerment through the Biomass stove using the Shells and Briquets. The Oil Palm plantations produce CPO but not fully distributed yet. Many distributed oil palm products still need to be developed into a laboratory-scale industrial scale.
Keywords: Economic Development, Oil Palm, Regional Innovation, Special Economic Zone