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    Perception and customer loyalty in hotels within Ibadan metropolis, Ibadan, Oyo State
    (2018-10) Apata, O. C.; Afolabi, T. D.; Ayodele, I. A.
    This research was carried out to assess the effect of perception on customer’s loyalty in hotels within Ibadan Metropolis., Random sampling was used to sample 150 respondents from the hotels in Ibadan. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Overall perception towards tangibility was ranked at the strongly agree level (4.24), overall perception towards reliability was ranked at the strongly agree, level (412), overall perception towards responsiveness dimension was at the strongly agree level (4.26), overall perception towards assurance dimension was ranked at the agree level (4.19), overall perception towards empathy dimension was ranked at the strongly agree level (4.29). There is also a significant relationship between customer perception, overall loyalty (r= 0.458, p< 0.01), word of mouth fr= 0.858, p< 0.01), repeat patronage (r-0.813, p< 0.01), price insensitivity (r-0.460, p< 0.01). The study has found that there is significant relationship between perception of service (tangibles, responsiveness, assurance, ana empathy), word of mouth, repeat patronage and price insensitivity.
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    ARE RURAL HOUSEHOLDS WILLING TO PAY FOR CLEAN ENERGY? EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
    (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu, 2017) Obayelu, O. A.; Raji, A. K.
    Modern energy services such as electricity offer social, economic and health benefits, particularly for rural households that depend wholly and solely on traditional fuels. Insight into rural household preferences and willingness to pay for clean energy is a key variable for suppliers to become more competitive in the retail market and for government to design energy policies. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess consumers’ willingness to pay for renewable energy source(s) in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to sample 200 household in the study area. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, Likert scale and the logit model. Results showed that a majority of the respondents were willing to pay for improved hydro-electricity (71%) and solar lamps (58.5%) while about 13% and 27.5% of them were willing to pay for solar PV and biomass respectively. Further, the logit models revealed that bid, age, sex, marital status, household size, per capital expenditure and year of education were the prime drivers of respondents’ willingness to pay for clean energy. The respondents were willing to pay for clean energy source given that the prices were not too high.
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    Consumers’ willingness to pay for labelled and certified moringa products in Ogun State, Nigeria
    (2015) Obayelu, O. A.; Adeoti, A. I.; Akinlade, A. A.
    Major resources are being committed to moringa products innovation and value added production, yet considerable uncertainties still exist regarding public perception of moringa products in terms of labelling and certification. Consequently, understanding consumers’ behaviour will be important if the impact of moringa products on nutrition is to be realized. This study therefore assessed consumers’ perceptions and attitude towards labelled and certified moringa products (tea, spice and oil) and also identified factors influencing their willingness to pay for these products in Ogun State Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was employed to elicit information from 150 randomly selected respondents within Abeokuta South and Abeokuta North Local Government Areas of Ogun State. Contingent valuation method was used to obtain premiums that consumers are willing to pay for labelled moringa products. Descriptive statistics and the logit regression model were used to analyse the data. Overall, attitude towards moringa products, attitude towards labelling and certification; current purchasing and consumption patterns significantly affected the respondents’ willingness to pay a premium for the labelled and certified moringa products.
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    Are Yam Farmers Aware and Willing to Adopt the Aeroponics Farming System in Oyo State, Nigeria?
    (2021) Adepoju, A. O.; Olaseni, O. C.
    Despite the immense returns of new agricultural technologies to increase agricultural productivity and meet rising food demand, there is a lag in the adoption of these technologies by farmers. The aeroponics system is one of such innovative technologies implemented for seed yam propagation. This study assessed the awareness and the determinants of the willingness of yam farmers to adopt the aeroponics farming system, employing the likert scale and the logit regression model. Results showed that more than three-fifths of the farmers had never heard of the aeroponics farming system but were willing to adopt it for yam and seed yam propagation, although high cost of capital required for adoption was a major constraint. Key determinants of farmers' awareness of the aeroponics system include gender, age, education, membership of cooperative society, monthly income and access to extension agent, while the main factors influencing its adoption were marital status, age, access to credit, membership of cooperative society, farm size and income. Efforts at dissemination of aeroponics farming system for increased productivity should be intensified for its effective adoption by the farmers.
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    Processors’ perception of improved coconut processing technologies in Lagos State, Nigeria
    (Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria,, 2014) Igene, L.; Tijani, S. A.; Osifo, M.
    The study was carried out in Lagos State to investigate processors’ perception of improved coconut processing technologies. Structured, pretested and validated questionnaire was used to collect data from 120 respondents selected in Lagos State through multi-stage sampling techniques. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that majority (77.1%), of the respondents fall between the ages of 41 - 60 years, female (53.4%) and married (88.1%). Also, majority of the respondents (67.8%) had primary with or without secondary education and larger percentage had up to 15 years of processing experience (70.3%). Sun drying copra (100%), use of coconut woods and husks to produce heat for drying copra (100%), hand grater and clean piece of white cloth for aqueous processing (100%), large mortar and pestle for pulverizing coconut meat (100%) and bamboo screen for picking out foreign matters and dirt (86%) were the common coconut processing techniques available to respondents. Majority (90.7%), (88.1%), (83%), (67.8%) and (60.2%) of the respondents were not aware of carefully controlled moisture, waste heat recovery technology, hammer/roller mills, kiln dryer and rotary copra dryer respectively. However, most of the respondents (59.3%) had favourable perception towards improved coconut processing technologies. Chi-square result showed that marital status (χ2 = 7.851, p = 0.049), educational level (χ2= 27.722, p = 0.000), and years of processing experience (χ2= 36.891, p = 0.000) were significantly related to perception of improved coconut processing technologies. Similarly, Pearson Product Moment Correlation result also shows that age (r = -0.320, p = 0.000) was significantly related to perception of improved coconut processing technologies. It can be concluded that the respondents were not aware of improved coconut processing technologies. Therefore, the study recommends that effort should be intensified through extension by creating awareness and conducting training activities on the use of improved coconut processing technologies.
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    Biotechnology knowledge and perceptions issues among students in the faculty of agriculture and forestry, University of Ibadan
    (2013-06) Fawole, O. P.
    This study investigated agricultural students' knowledge and perception of biotechnology issues. The study was carried out at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Ibadan. Proportionate sampling method was used to select a sample size of two hundred and sixty four (264) respondents. Variables measured included respondents' demographics, biotechnology information sources, knowledge and perception. The data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages and mean for descriptive analysis while Chi-square analysis, Pearson Product Moment correlation and analysis of variance were used for inferential analysis. Findings reveal that 54.5% of the respondents were female, 56.1% of the respondents had negative perceptions towards biotechnology issues while 82.2% of the respondents had average knowledge level on biotechnology issue. A significant relationship exists between each of respondents, years of formal education, (r = 0.122, P = 0.047), religion, x2= 8.015, p = 0.018) department (x2= 23.498, p = 0.024) and their knowledge of biotechnology. Significant difference exists between the knowledge level of the respondents across the sampled departments (F= 3.446, p=0.003). It was concluded that most of the respondents had unfavorable perception and an average knowledge level on biotechnology issues. The study recommends that learning should not be limited to classroom setting alone. Visits to research institute or private firms who are into research on biotechnology should be arranged for students of faculty of agriculture.