Effect of Land Tenure on the Adoption of Sawah Rice Production System in Nigeria.

This study examined the effect of land tenure on the adoption of sawah rice production system in Nigeria. Using pre-tested interview guides, data were collected from 124 randomly selected sawah farmers. The results showed that rice farmers were predominantly male, married and had Quranic education, with the mean age of 42.30 years, farm sizes ranged from 0.03 to10 hectares (X = 0.5ha), the mean yield was 4.65 tonnes/ha, and the mean income was $1,041.38 ($1 = N145.00). The hierarchical regression analyses revealed that personal and farming characteristics of farmers accounted for a significant variance in the level of adoption of sawah technology. Also security of land has significant influence on the level of adoption of sawah technology among the farmers. This study revealed the importance of land tenure arrangement to sawah adoption and therefore recommends for an urgent intervention to address land tenure related issues to enhance the prospects of green revolution in Nigeria.