ISSN 2756-3650
International Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics Vol. 3 (8), pp. 001-005, August, 2014. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Rabbit technologies: Adoption studies in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Patrick Appiah, Fred Nimoh, Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum* and Linda Yomor Tracoh
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.
Accepted 15 May, 2014
Abstract
The study focused on identifying the main factors affecting the adoption of technologies in the rabbit industry. Data was collected through the use of the snowball sampling technique. The stocking technology was the highest adopted technology by the rabbit farmers. There is a clear evidence to prove that overall adoption of rabbit technologies among rabbit farmers was low. Adoption of rabbit technologies was dependent on age, marital status, type of farming and main purpose of entering the rabbit business. Majority of the respondents were faced with time constraints in rabbit technology adoption. Technology oriented programmes must still be organised and intensified among rabbit farmers since overall adoption among rabbit farmers was low.
Key words: Adoption, breeding, feeding, Ghana, housing, rabbit, technology.