Comparative Analysis of Productivity of Cassava Based Crop Mixture under Modern and Indigenous Technologies in Anambra State, Nigeria

This study compared and analyzed indigenous and modern agricultural technologies used in cassavaproduction in anambra state. multi-stage sampling technique was used in sample selection. a total of160 farmers were purposively selected from the four agricultural zones that made up the state based onthe use of modern and indigenous technologies. data were collected using structured questionnaire.descriptive statistics and total factor productivity were used in analyzing the data. the result of theanalysis showed that both categories of farmers are within the working class age bracket of 40 and 60years. the modern technology users were found to be more educated, have larger farm holding andhigher average income per hectare than their counterparts. farmers that used indigenous technologieshave larger household size than those that used modern technologies. the total factor productivity(tfp) ratios computed for modern and indigenous technology users are 1.493 and 0.758 respectively.sequel to the fact that the z-calculated was higher than the z-tabulated, the null hypothesis wasrejected. this implies that there was a statistically significant difference between the productivity offarmers that used modern technologies and those that used indigenous technologies. the f-ratio alsotested confirmed the higher variance in tfp for the two categories of farmers which shows a highersignificant difference in the mean values. it was therefore concluded that the use of moderntechnologies in cassava production should be encouraged because they ensure higher agriculturalproductivity among farmers.