JoMOR 2019, VOL 1, NO 11 1 of 11 Journal of Management and Operation Research 2019, 1 (11) Article Factors Preventing the Adoption of Agricultural Technology among Banana and Plantain Growers: A Mapping Review of Recent Literature Balogun Daud Ishola 1 *, and Nalini Arumugam 2 1 Affiliation 2 ; nalini@unisza.edu.my * Correspondence: daud4us2002@gmail.com Received: 1 st January 2019; Accepted: 10 th January 2019; Published: 28 th February 2019 Abstract: It is believed that improved agricultural technology adoption, such as using improved seed varieties, fertilizer application could stimulate the changeover from the presently low productivity, peasant, and subsistence farming to commercial farming which is able to produce surpluses. However, the rate of adoption of these technologies in developing countries has remained low. This paper aims at shedding some light on the potential factors that preventing agricultural technology adoption among Banana and Plantain growers. It does so by reviewing previous studies done on technology adoption. Technological, economic, institutional factors and social factors are found to be the determinants of agricultural adoption. Therefore, this review paper has the aim to identify the factors preventing the adoption of Agricultural technology in recent Literature. Twenty articles were selected from (2013 onward) upon screening and mapping review was conducted. The reviewed paper on adoption to widen the range of variables used by including Subsidy policy and cost of technology towards new technology. Keywords: Technology; Adoption; Banana; Plantain Growers About the Authors Balogun Daud Ishola graduated from Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Ogun State, Nigeria (BSC) and also having Higher National Diploma (HND) in Agricultural Extension and Management at Federal College of Forestry Jericho Ibadan Oyo state, Nigeria. Daud is currently a Master student with the discipline of Agricultural Economics, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. His research interest includes adoption, efficiency and impact evaluation studies. Public Interest Statement Since the advent of Improved Agricultural Technology in agriculture has resulted to increase in Agricultural production by farmers worldwide. The development of these Improved Agricultural Technologies is mainly to increase farm income and productivity, reducing malnutrition and hunger, and eradicate food insecurity, particularly among developing economies countries like Nigeria. However, it has shown by researchers that in smallholder farming communities in developing countries, adoption of Improved Agricultural Technology is relatively low. This review paper investigates the factors preventing the adoption of agricultural technology that had been identified by many recent authors. Empirical findings from the study confirmed that farmers’ socioeconomic characteristics, institutional, Social, Economic and policy factors significantly influence the adoption of Improved Agricultural Technology. The review paper, therefore, recommends that farm-level strategies oriented toward the adoption of Improved Agricultural Technology,