The coefficient of the improved method is
positive and significant at 1% level. Efforts to raise
agricultural production and farmer’s standard of
living require the introduction of improved farm
equipment and technologies as well as increased
availability and utilisation of energy and power.
This therefore implies a positive relationship with
the net returns from the oil palm processing. An
advantage of the use of mechanical digestion is the
shorter period expended, which means that the mash
has higher temperature than when it is pounded
manually. High temperature means that oil
extraction is more efficient unlike with manual
processing, which is slower and oil yield is cold and
there is less output. (Cobezas et al, 1995). In
contrast, no significant relationship exists between
thprocessing experience and processing periods but
their signs follow the a priori expectation.e coefficients net return and such factors as