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Factors affecting farmers' willingness to adopt salt-tolerant forage crops in south-eastern Tunisia

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Title Factors affecting farmers' willingness to adopt salt-tolerant forage crops in south-eastern Tunisia
 
Creator Chebil, A.
Nasr, H.
Zaibet, L.
 
Subject FEEDS
ANIMAL FEEDING
FARMERS
TUNISIA
 
Description This paper analyzed the factors that affect farmers’ willingness to adopt salt-tolerant forage for livestock, using a Tobit model. The data used for the empirical analysis was obtained from a survey of 97 farmers in southeastern Tunisia. The results of this study show that variables related to age, education level, the salinity level of water and membership in a farmers’ association do not significantly influence the degree to which salt-tolerant forage production is adopted. It did, however, find a positive relationship between off-farm income availability and adoption. In addition, the flock size variable, expressed in Standard Livestock Units, has a significant and positive relationship with adoption. This indicates farmers’ need to cover their forage deficit. Agricultural extension services should ensure that the requisite forage species are made available, and work with farmers to encourage them to adopt salt-tolerant forage species and pass on their knowledge to other farmers.
 
Date 2010-07-08T19:41:05Z
2010-07-08T19:41:05Z
2009-03-01
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Chebil, A.; Nasr, H.; Zaibet, L. 2009. Factors affecting farmers' willingness to adopt salt-tolerant forage crops in south-eastern Tunisia. African Journal of Agriculture and Resource Economics. 3(1): 19-27
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2073
 
Language en
 
Source African Journal of Agriculture and Resource Economics