Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia
Despite the promise of many new farm technologies, technology adoption rates in Ethiopia remain low. This paper studies the impact of social networks on technology adoption through social learning. In addition to geographic networks, intentional relationships are considered. The differential impacts...
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| author | Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda Winter-Nelson, Alex |
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| description | Despite the promise of many new farm technologies, technology adoption rates in Ethiopia remain low. This paper studies the impact of social networks on technology adoption through social learning. In addition to geographic networks, intentional relationships are considered. The differential impacts by network type, technology, and asset poverty status are explored. We find evidence that although social learning occurs, it is more consistent for households not in poverty traps than for those that are persistently asset poor. Social learning among rural households is stronger for more complex technologies and is associated with intentional relationships rather than with geographic networks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1547902025-11-06T05:04:17Z Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda Winter-Nelson, Alex poverty social networks technology adoption households poverty traps Despite the promise of many new farm technologies, technology adoption rates in Ethiopia remain low. This paper studies the impact of social networks on technology adoption through social learning. In addition to geographic networks, intentional relationships are considered. The differential impacts by network type, technology, and asset poverty status are explored. We find evidence that although social learning occurs, it is more consistent for households not in poverty traps than for those that are persistently asset poor. Social learning among rural households is stronger for more complex technologies and is associated with intentional relationships rather than with geographic networks. 2010 2024-10-01T14:03:53Z 2024-10-01T14:03:53Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154790 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda; Winter-Nelson, Alex. 2010. Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 970. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154790 |
| spellingShingle | poverty social networks technology adoption households poverty traps Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda Winter-Nelson, Alex Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia |
| title | Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full | Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia |
| title_short | Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia |
| title_sort | poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural ethiopia |
| topic | poverty social networks technology adoption households poverty traps |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154790 |
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