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Book Synopsis Determinants of Adoption of Improved Maize Technology by : Yishak Gecho
Download or read book Determinants of Adoption of Improved Maize Technology written by Yishak Gecho and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Majority of Ethiopia's farmers have been using traditional way of agricultural practices. This has contributed for low productivity of the agricultural sector. To solve these problems, governmental and non-governmental bodies have made restless efforts to bring about change in agricultural production system of peasant farmers. However, the introduced technologies are not widely accepted by farmers as expected. Therefore, the main focus of this study was to assess the extent to which the new maize technologies are adopted by farmers, and to identify the factors influencing adoption of the recommended technologies.
Download or read book The New Harvest written by Calestous Juma and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa can feed itself in a generation and can help contribute to global food security. To achieve this Africa has to define agriculture as a force in economic growth by advancing scientific and technological research, investing in infrastructure, fostering higher technical training, and creating regional markets.
Book Synopsis An assessment of factors affecting adoption of maize production technologies in Iganga District, Uganda by :
Download or read book An assessment of factors affecting adoption of maize production technologies in Iganga District, Uganda written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The gap between technology awareness and adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review for the DeSIRA project by : Kazembe, Cynthia
Download or read book The gap between technology awareness and adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review for the DeSIRA project written by Kazembe, Cynthia and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reviews different studies on technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa to understand the determinants of low adoption of improved technologies, with a special focus on Malawi. This will in turn help explain why there is a gap between awareness and adoption of agriculture technologies. As evidenced from the results of the FGDs conducted in Malawi in 2018, despite the visible benefits of the new technologies, farmers often do not adopt or take a long time to adopt them. This creates a gap between awareness of agriculture technologies and their adoption. The existing literature from sub-Saharan Saharan Africa, demonstrates that adoption, as a decision-making process, is affected by farmers’ access to information, their financial and human capital, incentives and external programs, plus farmers’ attitude to risk.
Book Synopsis An Analysis of Health Factors as Predictors of Agricultural Technology Adoption by : Alix Zerbo
Download or read book An Analysis of Health Factors as Predictors of Agricultural Technology Adoption written by Alix Zerbo and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Agricultural technologies are considered as efficient instruments to support rural and economic development. In general, socio-economic factors are considered as the main determinants that delay or encourage the adoption of improved technologies. Other predictors such as health factors have rarely been included in studies as determinants of (non)adoption (Ersado et al 2004). As a result, this study attempts to determine whether or not health factors (farmers' health status and accessibility to healthcare services) negatively and significantly influence the adoption of improved agricultural technologies. A Tobit model and a bivariate probit model were designed to evaluate the hypothesis that health factors significantly and negatively impact the adoption of improved maize seeds and inorganic fertilizers in Malawi (Southern Africa). The study uses data from the 2010-2011 Malawi Third Integrated Household Survey (Malawi 2010-2011 IHS3). Overall, findings from this analysis support the hypothesis that longer distances to places were farmers can buy medication negatively and significantly impact the adoption of improved technologies; especially in the case of inorganic fertilizers. The results, however, do not indicate that chronic sickness significantly impact adoption behavior; although the impact is negative. Additionally, the results suggest that socio-economic factors that significantly influence the adoption of hybrid maize seeds and inorganic fertilizers include: education, plot ownership, hired labor, and the price of chemical fertilizers. These results, in part, support policies designed to improve healthcare systems and strengthen collaborative work between the health and agricultural sectors. " --
Book Synopsis Adoption of Maize Production Technologies in Northern Tanzania by :
Download or read book Adoption of Maize Production Technologies in Northern Tanzania written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 1998 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Determining Factors and Impacts of Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption in West Wollega by : Merga Challa
Download or read book Determining Factors and Impacts of Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption in West Wollega written by Merga Challa and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Agrarian Studies, Wollega University (School of graduate studies), language: English, abstract: This study analyzed factors affecting modern agricultural technology adoption by farmers and the impact of technology adoption decision on the welfare of households in the study area. The data used for the study were obtained from 145 randomly selected sample households in the study area. Binary logit model was employed to analyze the determinants of farmers’ decisions to adopt modern technologies. Moreover, the average effect of adoption on household incomes and expenditure were estimated by using propensity score matching method. The result of the logistic regression showed that household heads’ education level, farm size, credit accessibility, perception of farmers about cost of the inputs and off-farm income positively and significantly affected the farm households’ adoption decision; while family size affected their decision negatively and significantly. The result of the propensity score matching estimation showed that the average income and consumption expenditure of adopters are greater than that of non-adopters. Based on these findings it is recommended that the zonal and the woreda leaders extension agents farm and education experts, policy makers and other development oriented organizations have to plan in such a way that the farm households in the study area will obtain sufficient education, credit accessibilities and also have to train farmers to make them understand the benefits obtained from adopting the new technologies. These bodies have also to arrange policy issues that improve farm labour participation of household members and also to arrange the ways in which farmers obtain means of income outside farming activities.
Book Synopsis Adoption of Maize Production Technologies in the Lake Zone of Tanzania by :
Download or read book Adoption of Maize Production Technologies in the Lake Zone of Tanzania written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 1999 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adoption of maize production technologies in Central Tanzania by :
Download or read book Adoption of maize production technologies in Central Tanzania written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 1998 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Maize productivity gains through research and technology dissemination by : J. K. Ransom
Download or read book Maize productivity gains through research and technology dissemination written by J. K. Ransom and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 1997 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Determinants of Adoption of Genetically Modified Maize by Smallholders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by : Rebecca Manes
Download or read book Determinants of Adoption of Genetically Modified Maize by Smallholders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa written by Rebecca Manes and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous research on small-scale farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa indicates that certain genetically modified maize seed types improve production efficiencies and increase net returns (Regier 2012). Yet despite the substantiated advantages, not all farmers have adopted genetically modified maize. The purpose of this research is to identify the determinants of adopting certain types of genetically modified maize over traditional or conventional hybrid maize for 184 small-holders in two villages in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Previous adoption studies use socioeconomic characteristics of the farmer as well as farm-level production characteristics to determine the probability that a farmer will implement an improved agricultural technology. While many studies employ a binomial approach to adoption, this study tests the probability of adopting three different GM varieties -- the insect resistant Bt maize, the herbicide tolerant Roundup Ready® maize, and the stacked trait BR maize. Furthermore, the model is enhanced by farmers' open-ended explanations of their perceptions on genetically modified maize and of the major production constraints they face. Following results from previous adoption studies, this research tests three hypotheses in a three different model structures. The first hypothesis tests whether farmers are more likely to adopt if they have greater financial means to cover higher expected production costs. This is tested by variables measuring off-farm employment and expected production costs. The second hypothesis tests whether farmers with less labor availability are more likely to choose maize with the herbicide tolerant technology, either the Roundup Ready® or stacked BR maize, which reduce the need for weeding. The final hypothesis is whether there are differences in the determinants of adoption that differentiate GM adopters into three distinct categories. These hypotheses are tested in three model structures that test the binary probability of adopting GM maize over non-GM, the probabilities of adopting each maize variety separately, and the intensity of adoption. The first finding is that many non-adopters have greater access to income and are more likely to sell a portion of their yield than are many farmers who adopted, especially in comparison to those who plant RR maize. Also, BR farmers are more likely to report input expenses as a major constraint in their adoption decision. Results for the second hypothesis show that those who planted either RR or BR maize did in fact have less family labor available, used less total labor, and used a greater proportion of family to hired labor. Finally, there are differences in the determinants for geographic site, education, self-sufficiency in maize supply, number of family members working off-farm, and whether households planned to sell any of their maize yields. This indicates that adoption should be considered according to each genetically modified trait.
Book Synopsis The Adoption of New Maize Technology in Plan Puebla, Mexico by : Donald Winkelmann
Download or read book The Adoption of New Maize Technology in Plan Puebla, Mexico written by Donald Winkelmann and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adoption of Improved Varieties of Maize by : Yaregal Mulu Melesse
Download or read book Adoption of Improved Varieties of Maize written by Yaregal Mulu Melesse and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study was based on the data obtained from rural household survey during January2010-February 2010.Eight maize producing PAs (districts) were selected from the district and a total of 160 households were considered in the survey. Moreover, secondary data were obtained from various relevant sources. The study tried to investigate the status of adoption and factors influencing farmers' adoption behaviors. Variation in adoption among the sample households was assessed in view of various factors theoretically known to influence farmers' adoption behavior of new technologies and practically evaluated factors. A total of 24 explanatory variables were used in the estimation of the double hurdle model and nine variables were found to be significant in the first hurdle and six of the 24 were found to be significant in the second hurdle in influencing the probability of adoption and intensity of use of improved varieties of maize in the study area.The estimation results also revealed that the adoption decisions of improved maize varieties were mainly determined by respondents' characteristics, household composition variables, institutional variables and economic variables.
Book Synopsis Agriculture, Diversification, and Gender in Rural Africa by : Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt
Download or read book Agriculture, Diversification, and Gender in Rural Africa written by Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contributes to the understanding of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa through addressing the dynamics of intensification and diversification within and outside agriculture in contexts where women have much poorer access to agrarian resources than men
Book Synopsis Determinants of High Yielding Maize Technology Adoption by : Tesfaye Zegeye
Download or read book Determinants of High Yielding Maize Technology Adoption written by Tesfaye Zegeye and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adopting Improved Farm Technology by : Rafael Celis
Download or read book Adopting Improved Farm Technology written by Rafael Celis and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1991 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The physical, institutional and policy environment; The determinants and effects of technology adoption; Determinants of other factors influencing technology adoption.
Book Synopsis Patterns of Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties and Farm-level Impacts in Stress-prone Rainfed Areas in South Asia by :
Download or read book Patterns of Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties and Farm-level Impacts in Stress-prone Rainfed Areas in South Asia written by and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
