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- Title
Technology choices in Nigerian textile industry.
- Authors
Idowu, Diyaolu J.; Irefin, Isaac A.; Akarakiri, Joshua B.
- Abstract
The study examined technological choices available in the Nigerian textile industry and assessed factors influencing the choices. Three states (Lagos, Kano and Kaduna) where there is active textile production were purposively selected. All 18 textile firms in the states made up the sample for the study. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and interviews. The results showed that the majority of the textile firms chose Sulzer (44.4%) and Alpha circular machines (16.7%) for their weaving operations. Dyeing was carried out with Jumbo jet machines (33.3%) while printing operations were done with OBEM (27.8%) and Flexo machines (11.1%). The results further revealed that access to loans (r = 0.523, p < 0.05), complexity of the technology (r = 0.542, p < 0.05), compatibility (r = 0.484, p < 0.05), labour (r = 0.686, p < 0.01), and location of the firms (r = 0.775, p < 0.010) were the main factors that significantly influenced technology choices in weaving, printing, dyeing, and finishing. It is recommended that the use of modern machines and software be adopted by textile firms in Nigeria.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; TEXTILE technology; CHOICE (Psychology); PRODUCTION methods; WEAVING equipment; DYEING machines; AUTOMATION equipment
- Publication
International Journal of Home Economics, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1999-561X
- Publication type
Article