Socioeconomic drivers of inoculant technology and chemical fertilizer utilization among soybean farmers in the Tolon District of Ghana

Anang, Benjamin Tetteh; Zakariah, Abraham

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09583

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“…More than 90% of agro dealers noted the lack of policies favourable to agribusiness, commercial exporters, and large landowners over small farmers. According to this research and references, many smallholder farmers struggle to meet the expenses of basic inputs such as seeds and fertilizers, let alone the more expensive investments required to embrace new technologies or implement conservation practices (Anang and Zakariah, 2022). In addition, environmental protection policies in agriculture must be considered within this framework.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Another challenge for smallholder farmers in connecting with buyers for their products was noted by functionaries (100%), specialists (60%), and dealers as a major influence in cooperative associations and businesses. Without any group participation, many small farmers are compelled to sell their goods through intermediaries, who frequently exploit them by offering unfairly low prices or exorbitant commissions (Anang and Zakariah, 2022). Moreover, smallholder farmers frequently lack access to technologically advanced farming practices, which can create barriers for them to compete with large size farms.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Environmental and Socioeconomic Drivers Influencing Agriculture Development among Smallholder Farmers in Ecuador

Acosta,

Bazurto,

Zambrano

et al. 2023

EREM

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Understanding smallholder farmers’ perceptions of climate change, technology, association involvement, and government policy, including its indicators, impacts, and impediments, is critical for promoting sustainable agriculture. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the most significant social and environmental factors restricting the agricultural development of small farmers in terms of credit facilities and government subsidies. The agriculture area of Colon (Ecuador) was selected for a stakeholder analysis to identify and assess the priority, needs, goals and requirements of key people regarding agriculture and environmental management. Besides, a logistic regression model was applied to estimate the effect of social and environmental independent variables on credit facilities and government benefits. According to results, smallholder farmers face many challenges, but targeted policy development, supporting the perception of climate change, and enhancing access to markets can help them overcome these obstacles.

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Section: Stakeholders' Perceptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Stakeholders' Perceptionsmentioning

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Environmental and Socioeconomic Drivers Influencing Agriculture Development among Smallholder Farmers in Ecuador

Acosta,

Bazurto,

Zambrano

et al. 2023

EREM

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“…The reason is that among smallholder farmers, men control most of the household resources and also are more likely to participate in training programmes than females. Age is another important adoption determinant in the literature [4,8]. Younger farmers are expected to be more industrious and likely to take (3)…”

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confidence: 99%

Predictors of inoculant-based technology adoption by smallholder soybean farmers in northern Ghana: implications for soil fertility management

Anang,

Dagunga,

Bosompem

2023

Agric & Food Secur

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Inoculant-based technologies are environmentally friendly and economic ways to improve soil fertility status by incorporating atmospheric nitrogen into root nodules of leguminous crops to increase crop yield. The uptake of inoculant-based technologies by smallholder farmers in Ghana is not well documented despite measures by research institutions to introduce these technologies to farmers. This study therefore sought to investigate the farmer characteristics, farm-level, input and institutional-level determinants of inoculant-based technology adoption by small-scale soybean producers in Northern Ghana, relying on cross-sectional data and double-hurdle modelling. This study identified the main drivers of inoculant adoption as farmers’ age, sex, educational status, household size, agrochemicals adoption, soil fertility status, extension contact, farmer group membership and participation in off-farm work. Intensity of adoption, expressed as expenditure per hectare on inoculants was significantly influenced by household size, degree of specialization in soybean production, agrochemicals adoption, cost of ploughing, cattle ownership and participation in off-farm work. The results showed that the decision to adopt inoculant technology and the intensity of adoption are influenced by different sets of variables. Improving smallholders’ access to agricultural extension and promoting participation in farmer groups are expected to enhance inoculant technology adoption to promote grain legume production.

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“…Personal characteristics such as gender and age can influence farmers' adoption of technologies [ 57 , 58 ]. Specifically, older farmers have more knowledge and field experience and are relatively well informed about fertilizer reduction technologies [ 59 ]. Compared to women, male farmers have a higher level of technology cognition and show a positive attitude towards the diffusion of new technologies.…”

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Factors influencing the farmer's chemical fertilizer reduction behavior from the perspective of farmer differentiation

Zheng¹,

Yin²,

Yu³

2022

Heliyon

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Socioeconomic drivers of inoculant technology and chemical fertilizer utilization among soybean farmers in the Tolon District of Ghana

Cited by 9 publications

References 46 publications

Environmental and Socioeconomic Drivers Influencing Agriculture Development among Smallholder Farmers in Ecuador

Environmental and Socioeconomic Drivers Influencing Agriculture Development among Smallholder Farmers in Ecuador

Predictors of inoculant-based technology adoption by smallholder soybean farmers in northern Ghana: implications for soil fertility management

Factors influencing the farmer's chemical fertilizer reduction behavior from the perspective of farmer differentiation

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