The study examined socio-economic factors affecting the adoption of soya bean
production technologies in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State,
Nigeria. Interview schedules were administered to 180 respondents which were
analyzed by the use of descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential
(multiple regression analysis) statistics. The study revealed that majority of the
respondents adopted the recommended technologies with respect to improved
seeds, planting time and harvesting time representing 52.20%, 50.70% and
68.90% respectively. While on the other hand, majority of the respondents did
not adopt the recommended technologies with regards to fertilizer application,
spacing, weeding frequency and the use of chemicals with 52.20%, 53.30%,
61.10% and 67.80% respectively. The regression analysis revealed that
educational level, farming experience and sources of information had
significantly and positively influenced the adoption of improved soya bean
production technologies by respondents. The major constraints to adoption of
soya bean production technologies by respondents were poor extension services
(75.60%) and lack of credit facilities (72.20%. The study recommends that
agricultural extension services should adequately be provided with input support
services in the form of credit facilities among others.