Technological Capabilities of Extension Agents in the Maize Innovation System in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria

This study analyses Technological Capabilities of Extension Agents in the Maize Innovation System in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria. was carried out to examine the technological capabilities investment of extension agents in maize innovation system and human resources, identify the sources of information among the extension agents, identify the types of linkages, and linkage mechanism existing among extension agents and farmers; determine constraints in acquiring technological capabilities of the extension agents and identify strategies for improving technological capabilities among extension agents. Respondents were sample through Multistage sampling procedure. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and varimax rotated factor analysis. The result showed that 90.0% of extension agents indicated that their agencies made investments in various maize innovation system and 95.0% attested that their agencies invested in human resources with regard to maize innovation. Also, majority (98.1%) of the extension agents have built-in-mechanism for acquiring new information from other actors. 90.3% of the extension agents in the technology transfer sub-system obtain technical information from other extension agents. The results showed that the major type of linkage between extension agents and other actors is formal except for educators which are poor. Constraints perceived by extension agents in the maize innovation system were insecurity