Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania

This chapter assessed the influence of socioeconomic factors, plot characteristics, food security, and climatic variables on the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies in southern Tanzania. Using data collected from 357 households and 464 agricultural plots, a multivariate probit m...

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Autores principales: Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Mwongera, Caroline, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Acosta, Mariola, Läderach, Peter R.D.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96575
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author Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
Mwongera, Caroline
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
Acosta, Mariola
Läderach, Peter R.D.
author_browse Acosta, Mariola
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Mwongera, Caroline
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
author_facet Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
Mwongera, Caroline
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
Acosta, Mariola
Läderach, Peter R.D.
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description This chapter assessed the influence of socioeconomic factors, plot characteristics, food security, and climatic variables on the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies in southern Tanzania. Using data collected from 357 households and 464 agricultural plots, a multivariate probit model (MVP) was estimated to assess determinants of adoption of CSA technologies, allowing for interdependence and trade-offs among technologies. The technologies considered included agroforestry, minimum tillage, improved crop varieties, manure, and irrigation. Results showed that slope of the plot, soil organic carbon (SOC) content, food security status, mean monthly precipitation and mean monthly temperature influenced the decision to adopt CSA technologies. Other factors that also influenced adoption included literacy index, access to agricultural information, credit, livestock ownership, and assets endowment. We further found complementarities in adoption between improved varieties and manure as well as agroforestry. The chapter recommends increased access to agricultural information and credit to enhance adoption of CSA technologies.
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spelling CGSpace965752025-03-13T09:44:16Z Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi Mwongera, Caroline Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia Acosta, Mariola Läderach, Peter R.D. climate-smart agriculture agricultura climáticamente inteligente adaptation adaptación climate change cambio climático households food security farming systems resilience agroforestry agroforesteria This chapter assessed the influence of socioeconomic factors, plot characteristics, food security, and climatic variables on the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies in southern Tanzania. Using data collected from 357 households and 464 agricultural plots, a multivariate probit model (MVP) was estimated to assess determinants of adoption of CSA technologies, allowing for interdependence and trade-offs among technologies. The technologies considered included agroforestry, minimum tillage, improved crop varieties, manure, and irrigation. Results showed that slope of the plot, soil organic carbon (SOC) content, food security status, mean monthly precipitation and mean monthly temperature influenced the decision to adopt CSA technologies. Other factors that also influenced adoption included literacy index, access to agricultural information, credit, livestock ownership, and assets endowment. We further found complementarities in adoption between improved varieties and manure as well as agroforestry. The chapter recommends increased access to agricultural information and credit to enhance adoption of CSA technologies. 2018-07-23 2018-08-15T16:01:01Z 2018-08-15T16:01:01Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96575 en Limited Access Springer Mwungu, C. M., Mwongera, C., Shikuku, K. M., Acosta, M., & Läderach, P. (2018). Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level : An Assessment from Southern Tanzania. In: Filho, Walter Leal (editors) Handbook of Climate Change Resilience. Springer . 1-15 p.
spellingShingle climate-smart agriculture
agricultura climáticamente inteligente
adaptation
adaptación
climate change
cambio climático
households
food security
farming systems
resilience
agroforestry
agroforesteria
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
Mwongera, Caroline
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
Acosta, Mariola
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
title Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
title_full Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
title_fullStr Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
title_short Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
title_sort determinants of adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies at farm plot level an assessment from southern tanzania
topic climate-smart agriculture
agricultura climáticamente inteligente
adaptation
adaptación
climate change
cambio climático
households
food security
farming systems
resilience
agroforestry
agroforesteria
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96575
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