Sociological and Ecological Factors in Technology Adoption: Fodder Trees in Southeast Nigeria

摘要: Farmer-managed trials with browse trees were undertaken at two locations in southeast Nigeria. The fast-growing tree species Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium either inter-planted crops as alley farms or planted pure stands intensive feed gardens. At both locations, most of the established successfully under farmer management. However, quality establishment was uneven, rate utilization generally poor, especially one site. limited success is traced to a number related sociological, institutional edaphic factors. These include poor soil fertility; incompatibility cropping patterns rotation practices planting on farms; division labour organization decision-making within household; land tenure rules. It argued that farmer-managed are necessary reveal importance sociological factors farmers' decision making, such require high level autonomy their