Influence of Socio-Technological Factors on Smallholder Farmers’ Choices of Agroforestry Technologies in the Eastern Highlands of Uganda

Kalanzi, Fred; Kyazze, Florence Birungi; Isubikalu, P.; Kiyingi, Isaac; Orikiriza, Lawrence J. B.; Okia, Clement Akais; Guuroh, Reginald Tang

doi:10.1007/s11842-021-09483-8

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“…In Agroforestry digital decision aids, tools or applications can help planners and managers with design and management -but they are often not easy to use or understand. Seen the innovative nature of both digital farm technologies and agroforestry with its diversity in structure and products, there is very little known about the choice of digital agroforestry technologies by farmers, in particular in Europe (Kalanzi et al 2021;Van Cauwenberghe et al 2023).…”

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“…For small-scale farmers, achieving advanced production technology and specialization is a crucial pathway towards scaling management practices, adopting green production technologies, and promoting sustainable development and modernization in agriculture. Current academic research on agricultural socialization services primarily encompasses the construction of its system model, guidance in land scaling management [18], the promotion of improvements in agricultural technical efficiency and production efficiency [19], and the crucial linkage between small farmers and modern agriculture [20]. Moreover, several scholars have investigated the effects of agricultural socialization services on farmers' green production practices [2], including the adoption of reduced fertilizer use and biopesticide technologies.…”

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The Symbiotic Mechanism of the Influence of Productive and Transactional Agricultural Social Services on the Use of Soil Testing and Formula Fertilization Technology by Tea Farmers

Zhou,

Liao,

2023

Agriculture

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In this investigation, we analyze data from 929 tea farmers across Shanxi, Sichuan, and Anhui provinces to elucidate the impact of productive and transactional agricultural social services on farmers’ adoption of soil testing and formula fertilization technology. Our perspective centers on the farmers’ standpoint and the underpinning mechanisms of these influences. Our findings delineate several key points: Both transactional and productive socialized services exert a positive influence on farmers’ decisions to adopt green production technologies, with the impact of productive socialized services being more pronounced than their transactional counterparts. The enthusiasm and the scale of adoption for green production technologies among farmers are positively impacted by both types of socialized services, a conclusion robust even when potential endogeneity and other statistical biases are corrected using IV Probit. The influence mechanism of transactional and productive social services operates symbiotically, primarily fostering trust, enhancing farmers’ tea price expectations and industry cognition, driving positive social evaluations, and motivating speculative behavior among farmers. Transactional and productive socialization services show varying propensities in promoting the adoption of soil testing and formula fertilization technology, depending on the farmers’ type, endowments, and income levels. Involvement in these agricultural socialization services enables farmers to bolster their income, improve technical proficiency and information-gathering capabilities, jointly participate in market competition, reduce market risks, and enhance their recognition and choice of green production technologies. This appears to be a crucial catalyst for the successful promotion of greener development and transformation within agriculture and rural areas.

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“…-Economic functions: diversified crop production and associated increase in household income should crops be sold (Duffy et al, 2021), fodder (i.e., animal feed) reducing expenditure if it is grown on site (Brown et al, 2018). -Social functions: time efficient on-farm firewood collection (Regmi, 2003), shade for animals/people (Meybeck et al, 2021), field boundary delimitation (Kalanzi et al, 2021). -Environmental functions: windbreak for crops (Kalanzi et al, 2021), soil fertility and soil structural improvements, reduced erosion and improved water holding capacity (Franzel et al, 2014;Altieri et al, 2015;Nyasimi et al, 2017).…”

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“…-Social functions: time efficient on-farm firewood collection (Regmi, 2003), shade for animals/people (Meybeck et al, 2021), field boundary delimitation (Kalanzi et al, 2021). -Environmental functions: windbreak for crops (Kalanzi et al, 2021), soil fertility and soil structural improvements, reduced erosion and improved water holding capacity (Franzel et al, 2014;Altieri et al, 2015;Nyasimi et al, 2017).…”

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Growing resilient futures: agroforestry as a pathway towards climate resilient development for smallholder farmers

Taillandier,

Cörvers,

Stringer

2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Climate change is increasing pressure on communities that are already experiencing high levels of vulnerability and poverty, threatening their subsistence. Among the most vulnerable are smallholder farmers in the Global South, who rely on their yields for food and income. Smallholders need to adapt to changes in rainfall, temperature, and weather patterns and their knock-on effects, and at the same time, ensure that their on-farm climate adaptations do not make climate change worse by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasises the need for Climate Resilient Development Pathways (CRDPs) to support vulnerable communities, including smallholder farmers, in balancing climate adaptation, mitigation and development. CRDPs comprise reactive and/or preventive actions that key stakeholders (e.g., government, business, civil society and individuals, including smallholder farmers) can take to become more resilient in the context of a changing climate while not compromising their development or increasing emissions. The CRDP framework has so far remained conceptual, providing little information on how to actually create these pathways in practice. This paper addresses this gap, and with a focus on agroforestry projects and smallholders in the Global South, assesses how CRDPs can become more concrete and actionable through a focus on agroforestry: the voluntary combination of crop and/or pasture with trees and/or shrubs, considering its contribution to climate adaptation, mitigation and development. We draw on literature review and focus group data, analysed using Atlas.ti 23 and a coding process to present a tool relevant to project designers, policymakers and researchers to assess agroforestry projects according to different aspects of climate resilient development, with particular focus on smallholder farmers in the Global South. Evaluation of the tool found it is relevant and useful for project developers and funders to check that their projects follow the components of CRD, but the tool needs to be translated to the local context to better address local demands and reflect regional specificities, which focus group participants deemed possible.

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Influence of Socio-Technological Factors on Smallholder Farmers’ Choices of Agroforestry Technologies in the Eastern Highlands of Uganda

Cited by 8 publications

References 52 publications

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The Symbiotic Mechanism of the Influence of Productive and Transactional Agricultural Social Services on the Use of Soil Testing and Formula Fertilization Technology by Tea Farmers

Growing resilient futures: agroforestry as a pathway towards climate resilient development for smallholder farmers

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