Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 21 ISSUE 3
Written by Solomon ADEBIYI, James Olaniyi OKUNLOLA, Oluwole Matthew AKINNAGBE

The study investigated effects of rehabilitation techniques on Cocoa bean yield in Southern Nigeria. Three hundred cocoa farmers were selected using multistage sampling procedure. Data generated were analyzed with descriptive statistics and inferential statistical tools such as chi- square and t-test were used to determine the relationship between dependent variable and independent variables. The study revealed that 84.7% of the farmers were less than 50 years of age, majority (81.3%) was male, 89.3%, while, 87.3% of the farmers participated in one social organization or the others. The mean yield of cocoa beans reduced from 334.16 kg/ha in 2004 to 303.69 kg/ha in 2006 before cocoa rehabilitation techniques; while, there was an appreciable increase from 411.13 kg/ha in 2014 to 518.95 kg/ha in 2016 after cocoa rehabilitation techniques. The result of t–test table revealed a significant difference in the yield of cocoa beans before and after rehabilitation techniques (t=22.3; p<0.05). The yield of cocoa beans decreased before rehabilitation and an increased was observed after adoption of cocoa rehabilitation techniques. Efforts should be made to encourage youth to view farming as a carrier option through provision of soft loans and transfer of techniques that are easy to implement on their farms.

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