Authors : A.C. Agumagu and O.M. Adesope
Abstract: This study examined perceptions of rural households about cooking banana. A sample of 264 members from 93 households in the study area was used for the study. Data were collected by the use of structured questionnaire and interview and statistical tools used include frequencies, percentages and Pearson Correlation. Perception about Cooking banana was found to be unfavourable among most respondents. Findings of the study further revealed that the main source of information about cooking banana technology is interpersonal (friends, neighbours, relations). Most (53%) of the respondents have not eaten Cooking banana though they have heard of it. The study found that age of respondents ( r= 0.940, p = 0.000), education (r = 0.832, p = 0.000), likeness for cooking banana (r = 0.843, p = 0.000) and source of information (r = 0.568, p = 0.000) were significantly related to their perception about Cooking banana. There is need for wider publicity about the Cooking banana crop, the use of farmer groups in the dissemination process should be given serious attention. Also, the Agricultural institutions in the area should live up to their responsibilities and ensure that the technology is reasonably adopted by inhabitants of the area.
A.C. Agumagu and O.M. Adesope , 2007. Rural Households Perception of Cooking Banana (Musa sp. ABB genome) in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria . Agricultural Journal, 2: 324-328.