| Summary: | This study analyzed the involvement of women in agricultural innovation adoption decision among potato farming households in Bokkos Local government area Plateau State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the respondents; data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, logit regression and Women in Agriculture Empowerment Index (WAEI). Results of the time use studies from this study revealed that women spend an average of 5 hours working on the family’s farm. These women were receptive to adoption of agricultural innovation by the farming households. The result of the involvement of women in the decision to adopt agricultural innovation revealed that 57% of the women were empowered (involved) in the decision process. This indicates that women in the study area were integral in the processes that leads to the adoption of agricultural innovations. The determinants of adoption of agricultural innovations include age, educational level, household size and membership of cooperative society. Involvement of women in adoption decision and hours spend on farm per day were also significant. It is therefore recommended that this decision making empowerment should be leverage upon to enhance their livelihoods.
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