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Determinants of integrated soil fertility management technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in the Chinyanja Triangle of Southern Africa

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Title Determinants of integrated soil fertility management technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in the Chinyanja Triangle of Southern Africa
 
Creator Mponela, Powell
 
Contributor Tamene, Lulseged
Ndengu, Gift
Magreta, Ruth
Kihara, Job Maguta
Mango, Nelson
 
Subject chinyanja triangle
adoption
isfm choice set
ordered probit model
 
Description Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) technologies have proven to be viable options for improving
land productivity and increasing yield. However, adoption of the set of complementary technologies that
are required in ISFM is quite variable and studies tend to focus on single technologies. In this study we
used cluster analysis to group technologies and ordered probit to determine the probability of multiple
technology adoption. The result show that usage of ISFM in the Chinyanja Triangle (Southern Africa) is
grouped into 3 technological sets based on complementarities. The set of nutrient dense technologies
of inorganic fertiliser, compost and animal manure (ISFMset3) indicates that they are used by farmers
who face similar opportunities of having land that require minimal input, sell produce at farm gate as
opposed to market, have more transport and communication facilities, and recover from livestock loss.
Loss of crops, however, deter adoption of this set. The technological set comprising of fallow, rotation
and grain legumes (ISFMset2) which enhances biomass accumulation and nitrogen fixation with complementary effects in cereal dominated farming system, is more likely adopted by households with land
that require more inputs, are more educated, own more bicycles and have higher financial capital. Other
four technologies (ISFMset1 including mulch, lime, compost and agroforestry) are used by a few individuals to address specific constraints in nutrient and water retention, and acidity. The result also indicated
variations in usage of ISFMset3 between sites. These results are instrumental in identifying factors that
influence adoption of a set of ISFM technologies in the Chinyanja Triangle and could be of use in targeting
research and development initiatives.
 
Date 2016-10-05T15:21:23Z
2016-10-05T15:21:23Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837716308869
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Powell Mponela, Lulseged Tamene, Gift Ndengu, Ruth Magreta, Job Maguta Kihara, Nelson Mango. (31/8/2018). Determinants of integrated soil fertility management technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in the Chinyanja Triangle of Southern Africa. Land Use Policy, 59, pp. 38-48.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4974
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Elsevier (12 months)
 
Source Land Use Policy;59,(2018) Pagination 38-48