ADOPTION OF MINISETT TECHNIQUE OF SEED YAMS PRODUCTION BY FARMERS IN THE EASTERN FOREST ZONE OF NIGERIA

Yam minisett technique was appraised among farmers in the Eastern Fore st zone in Nigeria. Farmers were interviewed using structured question naires. The findings showed that while 78.8% of the farmers were aware of the technique, only 48.8% actually practiced it. Age, household si ze, cooperative membership, tenural status and the intensity of extens ion contact were the significant determinants of the adoption of the t echnique. Among the constraints to adoption of the technique were scar city of complimentary inputs, lack of funds and the tedious and techni cal nature of the procedures involved in the technique.