A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Both global poverty and hunger have increased in recent years, endangering progress towards accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. The regression has been most pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Meeting the SDG targets requires achieving resilient farm productivity. Althoug...
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| author | Arslan, Aslihan Floress, Kristin Lamanna, Christine Lipper, Leslie Rosenstock, Todd S. |
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| description | Both global poverty and hunger have increased in recent years, endangering progress towards accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. The regression has been most pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Meeting the SDG targets requires achieving resilient farm productivity. Although many farm management technologies exist to improve yields, farmers in SSA largely have not adopted these approaches. A long-standing literature about technology adoption identifies multiple hypotheses as to why farmers may or may not adopt new agricultural technologies, ulminating in numerous micro-econometric studies. We analyse a metadata set capturing the findings of 164 published studies specifi cally focusing on SSA and show that 20 out of 38, or 53%, of the determinants commonly believed to influence technology adoption lack empirical support. Eighteen determinants primarily related to information access, wealth, group membership and social capital, and land tenure—consistently influence adoption across studies. Wealth remains a significant determinant of fertilizer adoption, despite long-running subsidies in most countries, although it is decoupled from the adoption of improved seeds and alternative crop and nutrient man agement technologies. We highlight the foundational determinants of adoption and offer guidance to design effective interventions that can decrease poverty and hunger towards 2030. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1200512025-11-11T19:04:45Z A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa Arslan, Aslihan Floress, Kristin Lamanna, Christine Lipper, Leslie Rosenstock, Todd S. technology assessment access to information poverty reduction agricultural innovation systems food security evaluación de tecnologías acceso a la información reducción de la pobreza Both global poverty and hunger have increased in recent years, endangering progress towards accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. The regression has been most pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Meeting the SDG targets requires achieving resilient farm productivity. Although many farm management technologies exist to improve yields, farmers in SSA largely have not adopted these approaches. A long-standing literature about technology adoption identifies multiple hypotheses as to why farmers may or may not adopt new agricultural technologies, ulminating in numerous micro-econometric studies. We analyse a metadata set capturing the findings of 164 published studies specifi cally focusing on SSA and show that 20 out of 38, or 53%, of the determinants commonly believed to influence technology adoption lack empirical support. Eighteen determinants primarily related to information access, wealth, group membership and social capital, and land tenure—consistently influence adoption across studies. Wealth remains a significant determinant of fertilizer adoption, despite long-running subsidies in most countries, although it is decoupled from the adoption of improved seeds and alternative crop and nutrient man agement technologies. We highlight the foundational determinants of adoption and offer guidance to design effective interventions that can decrease poverty and hunger towards 2030. 2022-07-01 2022-07-06T13:33:24Z 2022-07-06T13:33:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120051 en Open Access application/pdf Arslan, A.; Floress, K.; Lamanna, C.; Lipper, L.; Rosenstock, T.S. (2022) A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation 1(7): e0000018. ISSN: 2767-3197 |
| spellingShingle | technology assessment access to information poverty reduction agricultural innovation systems food security evaluación de tecnologías acceso a la información reducción de la pobreza Arslan, Aslihan Floress, Kristin Lamanna, Christine Lipper, Leslie Rosenstock, Todd S. A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | meta analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in sub saharan africa |
| topic | technology assessment access to information poverty reduction agricultural innovation systems food security evaluación de tecnologías acceso a la información reducción de la pobreza |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120051 |
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