Factors affecting Adoption of Maize Production Technologies: A study in Ghana

Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera; Awunyo‐Vitor, Dadson; Bakang, John-Eudes Andivi

doi:10.4038/jas.v13i1.8303

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“…The result relates with Asante-Addo et al 2017 andMustapha, Mohammed, andAbukari (2017), who noticed that, a farmer's purchasing power enables use of improved seeds hence positively impacting degree of market participation. The finding, however, contradicts studies by Ojo, Baiyegunhi, and Salami, (2019) and Wongnaa, Awunyo-Vitor, and Bakang (2018), who illustrated that inadequate access to farm credit impedes the adoption of improved technologies by farmers.…”

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Factors affecting multiple climate change adaptation practices of smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya

Mogaka¹,

Muriithi²

2021

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The study investigated the socioeconomic and institutional factors influencing uptake of multiple climate change adaptation practices among smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 384 small-scale farmers. Percentage and regression were used in the analysis. Among the socio-economic factors, gender positively and significantly influenced adoption of conservation agriculture and water harvesting at 5%, respectively. Among the institutional factors, distance to markets positively or negatively influenced uptake of all the technologies at 1% and 5%, respectively. Due to complementarity in adoption of all the seven adaptation practices, age and distance to nearest markets should be considered during technology dissemination. The study, therefore, calls for agricultural policy reforms that aim at designing incentive programmes which adequately address most of the socioeconomic and institutional issues related to uptake of adaptation practices as well as encouraging off-farm diversification.

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Section: Table 3: Factors Influencing Multiple Climate Change Adaptation Practicescontrasting

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Factors affecting multiple climate change adaptation practices of smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya

Mogaka¹,

Muriithi²

2021

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“…Hence, they had sufficient skills in performing citrus cultivation. The farming experience may also put an influence on the technology adoption, as indicated in the study by Wongnaa et al (2018) that experience in farming is also a factor that affects the adoption of technology. The same result was shown by Wahyudi and Hasibuan (2011).…”

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“…The level of education generally affects the literacy, knowledge and the understanding of farmers. Several study results showed that technology adoption is influenced by educational level (Abebe et al, 2013;Khonje et al, 2015;Wongnaa et al, 2018).…”

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Innovation Characteristics and Adoption Opportunity of Bujangseta Technology for Tangerine Farming

Zamzami

Sugiyatno

Harwanto

2021

Caraka Tani J. Sustain. Agric.

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<p>Indonesian Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Research Institute (ICSFRI) has generated a technology of Bujangseta (bearing fruits throughout the year) to increase citrus plant productivity and to support the sustainable availability of citrus fruits in the market. This study aims to identify the characteristics of Bujangseta technological innovation that might influence the adoption of the technology by farmers. The study was conducted in Banyuwangi Regency in November 2019 by using a census method to all 16 cooperator farmers of Bujangseta technology. This present study applied a descriptive analysis method based on the scoring and category of technological innovation characteristics. The results showed that the innovation characteristics of Bujangseta technology were: 1) it was very profitable since tangerine farming with the application of Bujangseta technology generated higher income than that without the application, 2) it was greatly appropriate with the local conditions as all production supplies were locally available, 3) it was easy to be applied because farmers did not suffer any complication to employ Bujangseta practice, 4) it was easily observed since the results of Bujangseta implementation were easy to be observed visually by farmers and 5) it was easily trial-tested as the method of Bujangseta was easy to try and apply. Therefore, this new technology had a very high adoption opportunity rate, showing that the technology had a great chance of being adopted by farmers.</p>

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“…Industry experts believe the type of maize seeds used during cultivation presents a major opportunity to enhance farm output and profitability. Despite the high investment in extension education to encourage the adoption of modern improved seed technologies due to their high yield potential (Wongnaa et al , 2018); most maize farmers in Ghana continue to use their own saved maize seeds (i.e. Farmer Saved Maize Seed (FSMS)) [6] during production.…”

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“…We therefore assess the impact of the adopted seed technology using farm outcome variables which take into account both the cost and revenue aspect of each technology adopted. Per hectare output and revenue indicators have often been used as the main incentive to persuade farmers to adopt certified hybrid seed technologies (Wongnaa et al , 2018). However, the cost implication for adopting such improved varieties are often hidden and not so obvious to farmers until after adoption which could lead to disadoption.…”

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Adoption impact of maize seed technology on farm profitability: evidence from Ghana

Mensah

Asiamah

Wongnaa

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PurposeThe paper aims to examine impact of adopted maize seed technology on farm profitability. It assesses both the revenue and cost implication of the adopted technology on farmers' welfare. The study aims to expand the domain of farm investment assessment analysis by including a broader range of production outcome indicators than is normally found in the adoption impact on farm profitability literature.Design/methodology/approachThe paper opted for an empirical study using field survey data. A structured questionnaire was used to interview 400 maize farmers across four regions of Ghana. The survey was complemented with focus group discussions in each region with participants representing male and female farmers cultivating maize on a commercial basis. The data captured detail household level (i.e. demographic and socioeconomic characteristics) as well as farm-level information on maize production (i.e. input use and farm output).FindingsThe paper provides empirical insights about maize farmers' perception on the adopted maize seed technology and the factors influencing adoption. It also shed light on the fact that maize farmers do not base their adoption decisions solely on farm output and revenue indicators alone, but mainly on the return on their investment and the cost associated with the maize seed technology adopted.Research limitations/implicationsBecause of data limitation, the influence of some important actors (market power) could not be directly captured in the analysis; this may lead to over simplification of a very complex situation in the maize sector. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to future investigate the influence of such important phenomenon on farm profitability.Social implicationsImproving maize productivity and farm profitability across the sectors is important in order to improve farmer income. This study, therefore, highlights the effect of adopted seed technology and its impact on farm profitability.Originality/valueThis paper fulfils an identified need to study how investment cost in maize seed technology affect farm profitability.

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Factors affecting Adoption of Maize Production Technologies: A study in Ghana

Cited by 13 publications

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Factors affecting multiple climate change adaptation practices of smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya

Factors affecting multiple climate change adaptation practices of smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya

Innovation Characteristics and Adoption Opportunity of Bujangseta Technology for Tangerine Farming

Adoption impact of maize seed technology on farm profitability: evidence from Ghana

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