Age of household head was not statistically
significant at the 5% level though it had the
expected positive sign. Other studies had also found
age to be statistically insignificant in influencing
adoption. Gender was not found to be statistically
significant in influencing the alternative pest
management method adoption decision. This
implies that the adoption of the alternative method
was not associated with the gender of the farmer.
This finding agrees with Doss and Morris (2001).
Off farm income was also not found to significantly
influence the adoption of at 5% level. This finding
could be attributed to the nature of cocoa farm
enterprise as a tree crop. To earn income from
cocoa, a relatively long period of time is needed to
transform the product to a marketable produce
unlike food crops