The Adoption of Agricultural Inputs by Smallholder Farmers: The Case of an Improved Groundnut Seed and Chemical Fertilizer in the Senegalese Groundnut Basin

Thuo, Mary; Bravo‐Ureta, Boris E.; Obeng-Asiedu, Kofi; Hathie, Ibrahima

doi:10.1353/jda.2014.0014

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“…and continued like that until 31 ka B.P. [81,82]. It is thought that the climate there during that period was similar to today.…”

Section: Relationship To Past Cold Events In North Americamentioning

confidence: 76%

“…High yielding crop varieties Bryan et al [64]; Deressa et al [67]; Fleuret [50] Improved varieties of potatoes Thuo et al [81]; Burnham and Ma [57]; Abebe et al [82] Improved varieties of sorghum Adesina and Baidu-Forson [83] Improved varieties of maize De Groote et al [84] High biomass variety of maize De Groote et al [84] Improved animal husbandry Zander et al [85] Table 1.…”

Section: High Yielding Crops and Animalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Nature, Causes, Effects and Mitigation of Climate Change on the Environment

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has a BSc (Honours), MSc, and Ph.D. in Geology and a DSc in Geography from the Queen Mary University of London. His experience includes geology, water supply, and engineering. Before becoming Government Soil Surveyor in Guyana, Dr. Harris engaged in soil survey work in Egypt and Iraq for the consulting firm Hunting Technical Services. He also taught in the geography departments of the University of Chicago, Wilfred Laurier University, and the University of Kansas before joining the University of Calgary in 1969. The National Research Council of Canada asked Dr. Harris to study the relationship of climate to permafrost in 1973 and thus he carried out detailed studies of the permafrost landforms

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“…and continued like that until 31 ka B.P. [81,82]. It is thought that the climate there during that period was similar to today.…”

Section: Relationship To Past Cold Events In North Americamentioning

confidence: 76%

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confidence: 99%

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“…From this point of view, livestock can contribute to the diversification of income sources, and can thus allow the reallocation of other resources for improving farm productivity [47]. However, it is also possible that farmers with income from livestock may be reluctant to accept a new technology unless non-farm alternatives are more rewarding to them [35,48]. Additionally, the number of livestock held likely affects access to animal manure and hence soil fertility.…”

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Adoption Determinants of Modern Rice Cultivars among Smallholders of Northern Iran

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Several agronomic innovations and precision technologies have been developed and disseminated in rice cultivation, but adoption is often lagged, particularly in developing countries. The objective of this work was to collect information on the use of improved rice cultivars and factors affecting adoption through a farmers' survey in Guilan Province, northern Iran. About 4 out of 10 farmers (42.8%) used improved rice cultivars. Above half of the farmers (55.2%) recognized the high profitability of this technology and half (49.8%) realized that modern rice cultivars are of great importance. However, there were some farmers who perceived no profitability (14.8%) or no importance (12.5%) regarding this technology. Additionally, 9.8% were not aware of the profitability, and 16.2% were not aware of the importance of the technology. The majority of the farmers (60.5%) collaborated with fellow farmers about common production problems. Nevertheless, low cooperation with extension agents was noted for 58.5% of the farmers and low attendance of local agricultural offices activities was noted for 59.8% of the farmers. A logistic regression analysis showed that perceived profitability and perceived importance of modern varieties, background in rice farming, and size of livestock holdings were positively associated with the adoption of improved cultivars. It can be concluded that the low acceptance of modern rice cultivars in the study area is related to current farming socio-economic conditions. Dissemination of information on improved cultivars from experienced farmers to other farmers should be considered to promote adoption, along with financial incentives to low-income farmers.

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Assessing fertilizer use behaviour for environmental management and sustainability: a quantitative study in agriculturally intensive regions of Uttar Pradesh, India

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Diwan

2020

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The Adoption of Agricultural Inputs by Smallholder Farmers: The Case of an Improved Groundnut Seed and Chemical Fertilizer in the Senegalese Groundnut Basin

Cited by 13 publications

References 36 publications

The Nature, Causes, Effects and Mitigation of Climate Change on the Environment

The Nature, Causes, Effects and Mitigation of Climate Change on the Environment

Adoption Determinants of Modern Rice Cultivars among Smallholders of Northern Iran

Assessing fertilizer use behaviour for environmental management and sustainability: a quantitative study in agriculturally intensive regions of Uttar Pradesh, India

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