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Determinants of the Intensity of Adoption of Cocoa Rehabilitation Techniques among Farmers in Nigeria Cover

Determinants of the Intensity of Adoption of Cocoa Rehabilitation Techniques among Farmers in Nigeria

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|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Socioeconomic characteristics of cocoa farmers (150)

VariableFrequencyPercentageMean ±Sd
Age
≤40912
41–55395251.05 ±7.69
56+2736

Gender
Male11073.3
Female4026.7

Marital status
Single85.3
Married12684
Widow64
Divorced106.7

Educational status
No formal education85.3
Primary education126844.91 ±2.77
Secondary education34.0
Tertiary education56.7

Household size
≤53624
6–126241.310.39 ±5.88
13–194228
≥20106.7

Experience
≤208053.3
21–355234.721.43±11.64
36+1812

Farm size
≤0.51812
0.6–2.9102682.04 ±1.42
3.0–5.32617.3
5.4+82.7

Age of cocoa trees
≤3012281.319.02 ±13.42
31–39106.7
40–48149.3
≥4942.7

Results of the determinants of CRTs

VariableCoeffOdds ratioP valuedy/dx (low)dy/dx (moderate)dy/dx (high)
Gender−0.14360.86620.7260.02050.0016−0.0221
Household size0.10601.11180.098−0.0151−0.00120.0163
Age (yr)0.04691.04800.074−0.0067−0.00050.0072
cocoa tree age−0.01430.98580.5040.00200.0002−0.0022
Edu_dummy2−0.23210.79290.5730.03320.0026−0.0357
edu_dummy32.56460.07700.0230.36640.02860.3950
education * experience0.09501.09960.017−0.0136−0.00110.0146
farm size (ha)−0.06570.93640.5950.00940.0007−0.0101
Farming experience−0.03870.96200.1950.00550.0004−0.0060
Area covered−0.64240.52600.0010.09180.0072−0.0989
Widespread adoption index0.48610.61500.0380.06940.0054−0.0749
income0.00001.00000.510.00000.00000.0000
yield percentage0.02571.02600.0280.00370.00030.0040
/cut1−3.35250.9809
/cut2−0.35630.9671

Model diagnostics
No of obs. 150
LR chi2(13) 34.68
Prob > chi2 0.0009
Pseudo R2 0.1164
Log likelihood −131.557
Variance inflation factor 2.88

Level of adoption of Cocoa Rehabilitation Techniques (CRTs) (%)

TechniqueNot integrated freqSlightly integrated freqModerately integrated freqMostly integrated freqFully integrated freq
Pruning14(9.4)42(28.2)37(24.4)10(6.8)12(8.3)
Fertilizer application15(9.8)21(13.9)33(222)11(7.5)5(3.0)
Pesticide application7(4.9)16(10.9)54(35.7)28(18.4)14(9.4)
Grafting42(27.8)5(3.0)3(2.3)0(0.0)0(0.0)
Coppicing32(21.4)8(5.3)13(8.7)2(1.1)1(0.4)
Phase replanting8(5.6)26(17.3)39(26.3)7(4.5)2(1.1)
Complete planting21(14.3)8(5.6)21(14.9)6(3.8)1(0.8)
Use of improved seedlings2(1.1)6(3.8)39(25.9)13(8.7)24(16.2)
Shade tree management11(7.5)24(15.8)20(13.2)13(8.7)2(1.1)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.4.00033r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 416 - 426
Accepted on: Oct 29, 2025
Published on: Dec 30, 2025
Published by: The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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