The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa
Social capital has become a critical issue in agricultural development as it plays an important role in collective action, such as, management of common resources and collective marketing. Whilst literature exists on the role of social capital in the use and adoption of improved agricultural technol...
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| author | Njuki, Jemimah Mapila, MT Zingore, Shamie Delve, Robert J. |
| author_browse | Delve, Robert J. Mapila, MT Njuki, Jemimah Zingore, Shamie |
| author_facet | Njuki, Jemimah Mapila, MT Zingore, Shamie Delve, Robert J. |
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| description | Social capital has become a critical issue in agricultural development as it plays an important role in collective action, such as, management of common resources and collective marketing. Whilst literature exists on the role of social capital in the use and adoption of improved agricultural technology, such literature is fraught with issues of the measurement of social capital beyond membership of farmers in groups. We hypothesized that different types of social capital influence the adoption of soil management options differently. This study looked at the measurement of social capital, differentiating between the main types of social capital and employed factor analysis to aggregate indicators of social capital into bonding, bridging, and linking social capital. Using logit analysis, the role of these types of capitals on influencing use of different soil management options was analyzed. The study found that bonding, bridging, and linking social capital all influence the adoption and use of different soil management options differently, a trend that might be similar for other agricultural technologies as well. The study recommends more research investments in understanding the differentiated outcomes of these forms of social capital on use and adoption of technologies to further guide agricultural interventions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace441602023-06-12T19:14:40Z The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa Njuki, Jemimah Mapila, MT Zingore, Shamie Delve, Robert J. gender farmers small farms soil management community involvement agricultores explotación en pequeña escala manejo del suelo género participación comunitaria africa meridional Social capital has become a critical issue in agricultural development as it plays an important role in collective action, such as, management of common resources and collective marketing. Whilst literature exists on the role of social capital in the use and adoption of improved agricultural technology, such literature is fraught with issues of the measurement of social capital beyond membership of farmers in groups. We hypothesized that different types of social capital influence the adoption of soil management options differently. This study looked at the measurement of social capital, differentiating between the main types of social capital and employed factor analysis to aggregate indicators of social capital into bonding, bridging, and linking social capital. Using logit analysis, the role of these types of capitals on influencing use of different soil management options was analyzed. The study found that bonding, bridging, and linking social capital all influence the adoption and use of different soil management options differently, a trend that might be similar for other agricultural technologies as well. The study recommends more research investments in understanding the differentiated outcomes of these forms of social capital on use and adoption of technologies to further guide agricultural interventions. 2008 2014-10-02T08:33:21Z 2014-10-02T08:33:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44160 en Open Access Njuki, J; Mapila, MT; Zingore, S; Delve, RJ. 2008. The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa. Ecology and Society 13(2): 9. |
| spellingShingle | gender farmers small farms soil management community involvement agricultores explotación en pequeña escala manejo del suelo género participación comunitaria africa meridional Njuki, Jemimah Mapila, MT Zingore, Shamie Delve, Robert J. The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa |
| title | The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa |
| title_full | The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa |
| title_fullStr | The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa |
| title_short | The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa |
| title_sort | dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the chinyanja triangle of southern africa |
| topic | gender farmers small farms soil management community involvement agricultores explotación en pequeña escala manejo del suelo género participación comunitaria africa meridional |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44160 |
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