Adoption and disadoption of the improved clay granary for maize storage: evidence from the northern and central regions of Benin

Sissinto-Gbenou, Evelyne Valentine Setoun; Adégbola, Ygué Patrice; Zossou, Segla Roch Cedrique; Kouton-Bognon, Baudelaire Yannick Fabius; Biaou, Gauthier

doi:10.1007/s12571-022-01297-6

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“…This perspective tends to overlook the dynamic nature of farmers’ adoption patterns. In reality, farmers frequently exhibit dynamic behaviors, including switching between technologies (Chen et al, 2022), varying durations of adoption (from short to long) (Maggio et al, 2021), engaging in early- or late-adoption, or even reverting to older technologies (dis-adoption) (Grabowski et al, 2019; Ruzzante et al, 2021; Setoun Sissinto-Gbenou et al, 2022). In the context of this study, we focus on understanding the dynamic nature of hybrid seed adoption behaviors among small-scale farmers in Indonesia.…”

Section: Dynamic Of Technology Adoption: a Literature Reviewmentioning

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Understanding the dynamics of hybrid seed adoption among smallholder chilli farmers in Indonesia

Sayekti,

Hasibuan,

Stringer

et al. 2024

Outlook Agric

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In the realm of agricultural research, considerable attention has been directed toward the adoption of hybrid seeds; however, the evolution of adoption behaviors over time remains an area of limited comprehension. This study contributes to the existing literature by elucidating the determinants that underlies the dynamic of hybrid seed adoption among smallholder chilli farmers in Indonesia. By categorizing adoption into four distinct phases—non-adoption, late-adoption, continual-adoption, and dis-adoption—a nuanced understanding of the phenomenon is sought. Leveraging a two-period panel dataset encompassing chilli farmers, we employ a multinomial logit model to explicate the dynamic adoption behaviors exhibited by these farmers. Our empirical findings bring to light a notable divergence in the variables associated with continual-adoption as opposed to those linked with late-adoption. This distinction underscores the heterogeneous nature of adopters and emphasizes the need for tailored strategies for each category. Specifically, we unearth a positive correlation between membership in a farmer's group and the propensity for continual-adoption, concurrently mitigating the likelihood of non-adoption. The implications drawn from our study underscore the intricate nature of adoption stages, thereby providing valuable insights to inform the design of targeted adoption policies that cater to the distinct strategies required for varying adoption categories.

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Section: Dynamic Of Technology Adoption: a Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the dynamics of hybrid seed adoption among smallholder chilli farmers in Indonesia

Sayekti,

Hasibuan,

Stringer

et al. 2024

Outlook Agric

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“…By design, the study makes a binary differentiation between adopters and non-adopters. However, adoption of an agricultural innovation is not necessarily permanent (Setoun Sissinto-Gbenou et al, 2022). Adopters may give up a practice.…”

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Adoption of climate resilient agricultural practices among the Giriama community in South East Kenya: implications for conceptual frameworks

et al. 2023

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While quantitative studies are robust at assessing the extent of climate change adaptation, and statistical relationships among variables involved, qualitative studies are also essential to understand the social rationales underlying relationships among variables, and to identify the roles of variables that have been overlooked or are hard to measure. This study investigates factors that influence the adoption of climate resilient agricultural practices by resource-poor Giriama farmers in southeast Kenya, with a view to understanding why some smallholders from this cultural group adopt climate resilient practices, while others do not. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with 30 farmers, 15 of whom had adopted climate resilient farming practices recommended by agricultural experts, and 15 of whom had not adopted any of those practices. The adopters were market-oriented, and tended to have individual land tenure, higher levels of experience in farming, slightly larger farm sizes, middle to high school education levels, and be younger. They had access to agricultural extension, access to farm inputs, and their off-farm activities tended to be related to agricultural supply chains. Non-adopters farmed entirely for subsistence, on communal or leased land, had less formal education, and adhered strongly to cultural beliefs and practices. Their off-farm income was unrelated to agriculture. More of the adopters were males, while many of the non-adopters were female. Particular cultural practices and taboos inhibited the adoption of several of the climate resilient practices, such as planting hybrid maize, keeping dairy goats, using improved goats such as the Kenyan Alpine for breeding purposes and the use of water conservation structures for crop production. Further, the qualitative information explains how and why factors such as land ownership, gender, culture, and access to information are interrelated, in ways that are not necessarily obvious in statistical analysis. The study thus highlights issues that need to be considered in conceptual frameworks underpinning both quantitative and qualitative studies, and particularly how they interact, in order to provide the knowledge essential to policy and programs intended to enhance smallholder farmers' adaptive capacity.

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Granaries used in maize storage and conservation across agroecological zones in the Republic of Benin: Distribution, characteristics and associated postharvest losses

Fassinou Hotegni,

Agbo,

Salaou

et al. 2024

Journal of Stored Products Research

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Adoption and disadoption of the improved clay granary for maize storage: evidence from the northern and central regions of Benin

Cited by 4 publications

References 36 publications

Understanding the dynamics of hybrid seed adoption among smallholder chilli farmers in Indonesia

Understanding the dynamics of hybrid seed adoption among smallholder chilli farmers in Indonesia

Adoption of climate resilient agricultural practices among the Giriama community in South East Kenya: implications for conceptual frameworks

Granaries used in maize storage and conservation across agroecological zones in the Republic of Benin: Distribution, characteristics and associated postharvest losses

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