Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda
Despite the promotion of tissue culture (TC) banana to curb the spread of diseases, farmer use of such quality planting material remains low. This study utilizes the Double-Hurdle model on cross-sectional data of 174 banana farmers in Central Uganda to analyze the drivers for uptake of TC banana pla...
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| author | Mulugo, Lucy Kyazze, Florence Birungi Kibwika, Paul Oduor, Bonaventure Omondi Aman Kikulwe, Enoch |
| author_browse | Kibwika, Paul Kikulwe, Enoch Kyazze, Florence Birungi Mulugo, Lucy Oduor, Bonaventure Omondi Aman |
| author_facet | Mulugo, Lucy Kyazze, Florence Birungi Kibwika, Paul Oduor, Bonaventure Omondi Aman Kikulwe, Enoch |
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| description | Despite the promotion of tissue culture (TC) banana to curb the spread of diseases, farmer use of such quality planting material remains low. This study utilizes the Double-Hurdle model on cross-sectional data of 174 banana farmers in Central Uganda to analyze the drivers for uptake of TC banana plant materials. Results show acceptability (β = 0.74; p < 0.01), adaptability (β = 0.69; p < 0.01) and availability for farmer use (β = 1.04; p < 0.01) along with social influence, farmer competences and socioeconomic factors positively influence farmer uptake of the TC banana plantlets. For uptake intensity, the main drivers include acceptability (β = 0.39; p < 0.05), accessibility (β = 0.39; p < 0.01) and farmer competences. This study demonstrates that seed security factors with farmer competencies, social influence and socioeconomic factors influence farmer decisions on uptake of TC technology for banana production. Findings emphasize the need for more involvement of extension services and research institutions in the education and promotion of TC plants in farming communities. We recommend that banana TC developers and promoters focus attention on banana varieties that are acceptable and adaptable to farmer environmental conditions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1783332025-12-02T10:59:51Z Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda Mulugo, Lucy Kyazze, Florence Birungi Kibwika, Paul Oduor, Bonaventure Omondi Aman Kikulwe, Enoch farmers bananas seed systems disease control seeds tissue culture Despite the promotion of tissue culture (TC) banana to curb the spread of diseases, farmer use of such quality planting material remains low. This study utilizes the Double-Hurdle model on cross-sectional data of 174 banana farmers in Central Uganda to analyze the drivers for uptake of TC banana plant materials. Results show acceptability (β = 0.74; p < 0.01), adaptability (β = 0.69; p < 0.01) and availability for farmer use (β = 1.04; p < 0.01) along with social influence, farmer competences and socioeconomic factors positively influence farmer uptake of the TC banana plantlets. For uptake intensity, the main drivers include acceptability (β = 0.39; p < 0.05), accessibility (β = 0.39; p < 0.01) and farmer competences. This study demonstrates that seed security factors with farmer competencies, social influence and socioeconomic factors influence farmer decisions on uptake of TC technology for banana production. Findings emphasize the need for more involvement of extension services and research institutions in the education and promotion of TC plants in farming communities. We recommend that banana TC developers and promoters focus attention on banana varieties that are acceptable and adaptable to farmer environmental conditions. 2020-12-07 2025-11-27T12:54:29Z 2025-11-27T12:54:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178333 en Open Access application/pdf Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Mulugo, L.; Kyazze, F.B.; Kibwika, P.; Oduor, B.O.A.; Kikulwe, E. (2020) Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda. Sustainability 12(23): 10223. ISSN: 2071-1050 |
| spellingShingle | farmers bananas seed systems disease control seeds tissue culture Mulugo, Lucy Kyazze, Florence Birungi Kibwika, Paul Oduor, Bonaventure Omondi Aman Kikulwe, Enoch Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda |
| title | Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda |
| title_full | Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda |
| title_short | Seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in Central Uganda |
| title_sort | seed security factors driving farmer decisions on uptake of tissue culture banana seed in central uganda |
| topic | farmers bananas seed systems disease control seeds tissue culture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178333 |
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