Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions
This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties were inter-dependent. Other...
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| author | Ogada, Maurice Juma Mwabu, Germano Muchai, Diana |
| author_browse | Muchai, Diana Mwabu, Germano Ogada, Maurice Juma |
| author_facet | Ogada, Maurice Juma Mwabu, Germano Muchai, Diana |
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| description | This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties were inter-dependent. Other factors found to influence the adoption of the two technologies were farmer characteristics, plot-level factors and market imperfections such as limited access to credit and input markets, and production risks. Thus, easing market imperfections is a pre-requisite for accelerating farm technology adoption among the smallholders. Inter-dependence of farm technologies must also not be ignored in farm technology adoption promotion initiatives. JEL Classification: Q10; Q16; O55 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1295732024-10-03T07:40:51Z Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions Ogada, Maurice Juma Mwabu, Germano Muchai, Diana maize technology estimation adoption kenya variety This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties were inter-dependent. Other factors found to influence the adoption of the two technologies were farmer characteristics, plot-level factors and market imperfections such as limited access to credit and input markets, and production risks. Thus, easing market imperfections is a pre-requisite for accelerating farm technology adoption among the smallholders. Inter-dependence of farm technologies must also not be ignored in farm technology adoption promotion initiatives. JEL Classification: Q10; Q16; O55 2014-12 2023-03-10T14:39:49Z 2023-03-10T14:39:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129573 en Open Access Springer Ogada, Maurice J; Mwabu, Germano; Muchai, Diana. 2014. Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions. Agricultural and Food Economics 2: |
| spellingShingle | maize technology estimation adoption kenya variety Ogada, Maurice Juma Mwabu, Germano Muchai, Diana Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions |
| title | Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions |
| title_full | Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions |
| title_fullStr | Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions |
| title_short | Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions |
| title_sort | farm technology adoption in kenya a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions |
| topic | maize technology estimation adoption kenya variety |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129573 |
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