Farm technology adoption in Kenya: A simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions

Artikel

This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties were inter-dependent. Other factors found to influence the adoption of the two technologies were farmer characteristics, plot-level factors and market imperfections such as limited access to credit and input markets, and production risks. Thus, easing market imperfections is a pre-requisite for accelerating farm technology adoption among the smallholders. Inter-dependence of farm technologies must also not be ignored in farm technology adoption promotion initiatives.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Agricultural and Food Economics ; ISSN: 2193-7532 ; Volume: 2 ; Year: 2014 ; Pages: 1-18 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Agriculture: General ; Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services ; Economywide Country Studies: Africa
• Thema: Technology adoption ; Simultaneous estimation ; Africa ; Kenya

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Ogada, Maurice J. ; Mwabu, Germano ; Muchai, Diana
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Springer
• (wo): Heidelberg
• (wann): 2014

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1186/s40100-014-0012-3
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/108936
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ