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ABSTRACT
The study focused on gender analysis of Modern technology utilization in Poultry Production in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria. One hundred and four (104) poultry farmers were used for the study. Primary data was collected with the aid of a questionnaire. Collected data was analysed using descriptive statistics such as means, frequency counts, percentages and standard deviation while inferential statistics such as t-test was used to test the hypothesis.
Findings from the study revealed that majority (84.6%) of the men were married with a mean age of 39.92 years and majority (96.2%) of the women were married with a mean age of 37.75 years. Results on level of awareness of modern technology showed that majority (88.5% and 98.1%) for both the male and female poultry farmers respectively have awareness of the Battery cage system technology for rearing poultry birds. Foot dip technology was more accessible with a mean of 3.85 and a standard deviation of 0.74 for the male poultry farmers and Battery cage system with a mean of 3.88 with a standard deviation of 0.51 was more accessible for their female counterparts. Results on Perceived Effectiveness also showed that Foot dip technology was most effective having a mean of 4.16 and standard deviation 0.09 and advanced temperature and humidity control system technology was considered most effective having a
mean of 4.29 and standard deviation of 0.42 for make and female poultry farmers respectively. Results further showed that the constraints; Inadequate access to extension agents having a mean value of 4.33 and standard deviation of 0.36 and High cost of purchase of inputs with a mean value of 4.55 and standard deviation 0.24 were the most serious constraints for both male and female poultry farmers respectively. Inferential results showed that family size (t= 5.697), income (t = 2.713), and farm size (t= 2.510) had a significant influence on the male poultry farmers' utilization of modern technologies in the study area. Farm size (t= 6.717), income (t = 4.103), and level of experience (t= 2.804) had a significant influence on the female poultry farmers' utilization of modern technologies in the study area. The study therefore concludes that there is a significant relationship between the socio-economic characteristics of the male and female poultry farmers and their utilization of modern technology in poultry production. It was therefore recommended that extension agents should enlighten younger women on the need to venture into poultry farming.
