The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda
This article investigates the relationship between adoption of and experience with agriculturaltechnologies. We use both non-parametric and parametric estimations on data from rural farmers in Uganda.We find an inverted-U relationship between adoption of and experience with agricultural technologies...
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| author | Ainembabazi, John H. Mugisha, J. |
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| description | This article investigates the relationship between adoption of and experience with agriculturaltechnologies. We use both non-parametric and parametric estimations on data from rural farmers in Uganda.We find an inverted-U relationship between adoption of and experience with agricultural technologies in banana,coffee and maize. This suggests that farming experience is useful in early stages of adoption of a given technologywhen farmers are still testing its potential benefits, which later determine its retention or disadoption over time.Thus, gradual advances in technology development and continuous retraining of farmers are essential forsustainable adoption of agricultural technologies for some crops. |
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| spelling | CGSpace759532023-10-02T11:55:22Z The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda Ainembabazi, John H. Mugisha, J. smallholders farmers development This article investigates the relationship between adoption of and experience with agriculturaltechnologies. We use both non-parametric and parametric estimations on data from rural farmers in Uganda.We find an inverted-U relationship between adoption of and experience with agricultural technologies in banana,coffee and maize. This suggests that farming experience is useful in early stages of adoption of a given technologywhen farmers are still testing its potential benefits, which later determine its retention or disadoption over time.Thus, gradual advances in technology development and continuous retraining of farmers are essential forsustainable adoption of agricultural technologies for some crops. 2014-05-04 2016-07-04T08:15:42Z 2016-07-04T08:15:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75953 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Ainembabazi, J.H. & Mugisha, J. (2014). The Role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda. Journal of Development Studies, 50(5), 666-679. |
| spellingShingle | smallholders farmers development Ainembabazi, John H. Mugisha, J. The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda |
| title | The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda |
| title_full | The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda |
| title_fullStr | The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda |
| title_short | The role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies: evidence from smallholder farmers in Uganda |
| title_sort | role of farming experience on the adoption of agricultural technologies evidence from smallholder farmers in uganda |
| topic | smallholders farmers development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75953 |
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