Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers
In the context of a growing population in an already densely populated area, agricultural yields will need to increase without putting additional stress on the environment. The adoption of modern inputs by smallholders is an important ingredient of agricultural transformation. In this study we explo...
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| author | Nazziwa-Nviiri, L. Van Campenhout, Bjorn Amwonya, D. |
| author_browse | Amwonya, D. Nazziwa-Nviiri, L. Van Campenhout, Bjorn |
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| description | In the context of a growing population in an already densely populated area, agricultural yields will need to increase without putting additional stress on the environment. The adoption of modern inputs by smallholders is an important ingredient of agricultural transformation. In this study we explore plot-level, household-level, and institutional-level characteristics associated with agricultural technology adoption behavior among smallholder farmers. The aim is to uncover correlations that can guide the design of policies and incentives that are likely to increase adoption. We explicitly differentiate between fixed costs that are likely to affect the decision to use the technology and variable costs that are more relevant for the decision regarding use intensity. In addition, we examine how the importance of each of these characteristics differs with asset status. To do so, we use data from about 1,880 potato plots cultivated by 500 randomly selected potato growers in southwestern Uganda. We first categorize households into poorly endowed and well-endowed asset classes based on their access to productive assets. We then estimate double-hurdle models for take-up and use intensity of fertilizer for each group. The results show that the factors associated with the decision to use fertilizer are often different from those associated with the decision about how much fertilizer to use and that the characteristics correlated with fertilizer adoption differ between asset-poor and asset-rich farmers. For instance, asset-poor female-headed households are less likely to use fertilizer, but if they do, they use more of it than male-headed households. Our results also suggest fertilizer packaging and distribution are important factors in fertilizer adoption decisions due to their impact on costs related to both indivisibilities and uncertainty about the quality. We derive a range of policy recommendations. |
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| spelling | CGSpace807862025-11-06T06:00:45Z Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers Nazziwa-Nviiri, L. Van Campenhout, Bjorn Amwonya, D. potatoes gender technological changes technology adoption fertilizers food production packaging technology households farm inputs smallholders marketing assets yields In the context of a growing population in an already densely populated area, agricultural yields will need to increase without putting additional stress on the environment. The adoption of modern inputs by smallholders is an important ingredient of agricultural transformation. In this study we explore plot-level, household-level, and institutional-level characteristics associated with agricultural technology adoption behavior among smallholder farmers. The aim is to uncover correlations that can guide the design of policies and incentives that are likely to increase adoption. We explicitly differentiate between fixed costs that are likely to affect the decision to use the technology and variable costs that are more relevant for the decision regarding use intensity. In addition, we examine how the importance of each of these characteristics differs with asset status. To do so, we use data from about 1,880 potato plots cultivated by 500 randomly selected potato growers in southwestern Uganda. We first categorize households into poorly endowed and well-endowed asset classes based on their access to productive assets. We then estimate double-hurdle models for take-up and use intensity of fertilizer for each group. The results show that the factors associated with the decision to use fertilizer are often different from those associated with the decision about how much fertilizer to use and that the characteristics correlated with fertilizer adoption differ between asset-poor and asset-rich farmers. For instance, asset-poor female-headed households are less likely to use fertilizer, but if they do, they use more of it than male-headed households. Our results also suggest fertilizer packaging and distribution are important factors in fertilizer adoption decisions due to their impact on costs related to both indivisibilities and uncertainty about the quality. We derive a range of policy recommendations. 2017-02 2017-04-24T12:00:45Z 2017-04-24T12:00:45Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80786 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146268 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148230 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150323 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nazziwa-Nviiri, L., Van Campenhout, B. & Amwonya, D. 2017. Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1608. Washington, DC: IFPRI. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80786 |
| spellingShingle | potatoes gender technological changes technology adoption fertilizers food production packaging technology households farm inputs smallholders marketing assets yields Nazziwa-Nviiri, L. Van Campenhout, Bjorn Amwonya, D. Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers |
| title | Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers |
| title_full | Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers |
| title_fullStr | Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers |
| title_short | Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers |
| title_sort | stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among ugandan potato farmers |
| topic | potatoes gender technological changes technology adoption fertilizers food production packaging technology households farm inputs smallholders marketing assets yields |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80786 |
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