The study assessed the farmers’ perception on improved technology in cassava production in Ifelodun and Irepodun LGAs of Kwara State. The specific objectives are to; determine their perception, yield, advantages and disadvantages of using improved technology in cassava production in the study area, determine the factors influencing their perception of using improved technology in cassava production in the study area and identify the challenges hindering cassava production in the study area. Multistage sampling was used to select 120 respondents from the study area and a well-interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected was analyzed with descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean) for the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and the challenges hindering cassava production, Data analysis to estimate the cost and returns of cassava production in using improved technology, multiple linear regression to determine the factors influencing cassava production. The research showed that 86.7% of the respondents were males, while only 13.3% of the respondents were females. The mean age of the respondents was 41 years, while the average number of years spent in school was 6 years. 80% of the respondents were married, while the average household size was 8 persons per household. It also gave a gross margin of ?250,000, which indicated that the use of improved technology in cassava production was profitable. Age, household size, cost of herbicide and pesticides were the factors influencing the gross margin of cassava production. The major challenges hindering the production of cassava production using improved technology in the study area were cost of fertilizer and herbicide, low technical knowhow of some improved technology, poor market, inadequate extension contact. Insufficient inputs, lack of credit facilities, pests and diseases and problem of land acquisition. It was recommended that the government should provide soft loans to cassava producers so as to reduce the problem of insufficient funds. The government should see through the interest rate of banks so as to help reduce them and encourage cassava producers to borrow money in order to expand their business and that subsidized inputs should be provided by the government so as to encourage cassava production using improved technology.

Keywords: Perception, Improved, Technology, Cassava Production, Kwara state