Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa
The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer th...
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| author | Ainembabazi, John H. Asten, Piet J.A. van Vanlauwe, Bernard Ouma, Emily A. Blomme, Guy Birachi, Eliud Abucheli Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M. Mignouna, Djana B. Manyong, Victor M. |
| author_browse | Ainembabazi, John H. Asten, Piet J.A. van Birachi, Eliud Abucheli Blomme, Guy Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M. Manyong, Victor M. Mignouna, Djana B. Ouma, Emily A. Vanlauwe, Bernard |
| author_facet | Ainembabazi, John H. Asten, Piet J.A. van Vanlauwe, Bernard Ouma, Emily A. Blomme, Guy Birachi, Eliud Abucheli Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M. Mignouna, Djana B. Manyong, Victor M. |
| author_sort | Ainembabazi, John H. |
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| description | The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer the duration of MFG, the shorter the adoption lag and much more so if combined with extension service delivery. Farmer groups function as an important mechanism for improving farm productivity through reduced technical inefficiency in input use. We discuss the policy implications under which farmer groups are a useful channel to reduce adoption lag, and the means through which improved farm performance can be achieved. |
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| spelling | CGSpace783702025-11-13T10:38:13Z Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa Ainembabazi, John H. Asten, Piet J.A. van Vanlauwe, Bernard Ouma, Emily A. Blomme, Guy Birachi, Eliud Abucheli Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M. Mignouna, Djana B. Manyong, Victor M. farmers association farmer participation farms productivity innovation adoption farmers technology agricultores adopción de innovaciones tecnología asociaciones de agricultores participación de agricultores The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer the duration of MFG, the shorter the adoption lag and much more so if combined with extension service delivery. Farmer groups function as an important mechanism for improving farm productivity through reduced technical inefficiency in input use. We discuss the policy implications under which farmer groups are a useful channel to reduce adoption lag, and the means through which improved farm performance can be achieved. 2017-03 2016-12-16T17:01:40Z 2016-12-16T17:01:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78370 en Limited Access Wiley Ainembabazi, J.H.; van Asten, P.; Vanlauwe, B.; Ouma, E.; Blomme, G.; Abucheli Birachi, E.; Dontsop Nguezet, P.M.; Mignouna, D.B.; Manyong, V.M. (2016) Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa. Agricultural Economics 48(2) p. 241–259 ISSN: 0169-5150 |
| spellingShingle | farmers association farmer participation farms productivity innovation adoption farmers technology agricultores adopción de innovaciones tecnología asociaciones de agricultores participación de agricultores Ainembabazi, John H. Asten, Piet J.A. van Vanlauwe, Bernard Ouma, Emily A. Blomme, Guy Birachi, Eliud Abucheli Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M. Mignouna, Djana B. Manyong, Victor M. Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa |
| title | Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa |
| title_full | Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa |
| title_fullStr | Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa |
| title_short | Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa |
| title_sort | improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups evidence from the great lakes region of africa |
| topic | farmers association farmer participation farms productivity innovation adoption farmers technology agricultores adopción de innovaciones tecnología asociaciones de agricultores participación de agricultores |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78370 |
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