ABSTRACT

 The study 0fl fanner adoption of National Root Crop Research Institution's value-added cassava technologies by rural women in Umuahia North Local (government Area of Abia State was carried out for the purpose of determining the extent of adoption of these value- added cassava among rural women in Umuahia North L.G.A, data were collected using primary and secondary sources. A total of 108 rural women farmers were sampled with the use of a well structural questionnaire and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, classical adoption model (AJETA) multiple regression arid correlation analysis. Result of multiple regression on value-added cassava technologies in the study area shows that variables such as age, membership of cooperative society, income and farm size were found to be significant determinants of adoption of value-added to cassava technologies. The R2(coefficient of multiple determination) is 0.49 which means that 49% of th variation is explained by the variable included in the model. The overall result from the study shows that the adoption level of the technological package was above average with a mean adoption score of 4.25 high cost of modern processing facilities was found to be a factor affecting adoption and it was recommended that more training and workshop on value-added to cassava technologies should be organized for farmers more frequently and more awareness should be created through mass media, cooperative societies and loans provided to appropriate authorities to fabricate equipment's needed to meet the demand in valued-added cassava technologies.