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A recipe for success? Learning from the rapid adoption of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia

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Title A recipe for success? Learning from the rapid adoption of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia
 
Creator Verkaart, S.
Mausch, K.
Claessens, Lieven
Giller, K.E.
 
Subject CHICKPEAS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
ETHIOPIA
EAST AFRICA
SMALLHOLDERS
HOUSEHOLDS
 
Description Published online: 20 Dec 2018
Many studies detail constraints deemed responsible for the limited adoption of new technologies among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. By contrast, here we study the conditions that led to the remarkably fast spread of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia. Within just seven years, the adoption rate rose from 30 to 80% of the farmers. A combination of factors explains the rapid uptake. Their attraction lay in superior returns and disease resistance. Chickpea was already an important crop for rural households in the studied districts, for both cash income and consumption. Good market access and an easy accessibility of extension services advanced the adoption process. Thus, an attractive technology suitable for rural households in a conducive environment enabled adoption. Our findings prompt us to stress the importance of tailoring agricultural innovations to the realities and demands of rural households, and the need to design and deploy interventions on the basis of ex-ante knowledge on factors potentially determining their success or failure.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Date 2019-09-04T07:33:17Z
2019-09-04T07:33:17Z
2018
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Verkaart, S., Mausch, K., Claessens, L. & Giller, K.E. (2018). A recipe for success? Learning from the rapid adoption of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-15.
1473-5903
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103491
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
 
Format 1-15
 
Source International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability