A study examined factors influencing female cassava processors' intentions regarding participation in an extension education program on cassava processing in rural Nigeria. Interviews were conducted with 224 women who were purposely selected from areas of zone 3 of Ondo State, Nigeria, which has large concentrations of cassava processors. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and discriminant analysis were used to identify relationships between demographic characteristics and respondents' individual characteristics and their intention to participate in extension education. The cassava processors were found to be educationally and economically disadvantaged and to have considerable experience and indigenous knowledge about cassava processing. It was concluded that those rural cassava processors most likely to participate in a cassava processing extension program were women who perceive a high need for training, want to cooperate, are willing to share information, want evening programs, and have farmed for longer periods of time. Women who had lower attitudes toward innovation or were unmarried were least likely to attend extension programs. Most (200) of the women interviewed intended to participate in a cassava processing extension program. Twelve recommendations regarding future research were made. (Contains 25 references.) (MN)