The study assessed the adoption of some technologies in cocoa production among cocoa
farmers in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. Multistage random sampling technique was
used in the selection of 80 respondents for the study. Pre-tested and validated structured interview
schedule was used to solicit information. Frequencies, percentages, charts, chi-square, PPMC and
Logit regression were used to analyse data from the study. The study revealed that the control of
capsids with insecticides was the most adopted technology while the use of fermentation box was the
least adopted. The study also revealed a significant relationship between source of information on
farming, gender, primary occupation and education level of cocoa farmers and adoption of technologies
with χ2 of 16.30, 3.81, 8.65 and 13.05 respectively with p<0.05. The logit regression result showed that
age, household size, educational status and extension visit influenced adoption extension visitation
to farmers with β-value of 0.515 and (t= 5.73, p=0.001) had the most significant influence on adoption
of technologies. It was recommended that young farmers should be encouraged into farming due to
potentials of adopting new technologies and that extension visit to farmers should be increased as it
was found to be an important factor in the adoption of technologies.
Keywords: Adoption, technologies, cocoa, farmers, extension visit, Ondo state
