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A probit Analysis of Determinants of Adoption of Improved Sorghum Technologies Among Farmers in Tanzania

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https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n1p73
doi:10.5539/jas.v13n1p73
 
Title A probit Analysis of Determinants of Adoption of Improved Sorghum Technologies Among Farmers in Tanzania
 
Creator Kimbi, T G
Akpo, E
Kongola, E
Ojiewo, C O
Vernooy, R
Muricho, G
Ringo, J
Lukurugu, G A
Varshney, R K
Tabo, R
 
Subject Smallholder Farmers
Tanzania
Sorghum
 
Description The adoption of improved sorghum technologies by smallholder farmers is still low in Tanzania. Many farmers
fail to acquire quality inputs due to different underlying reasons. This article analyzes factors underlining the
adoption of improved technologies among sorghum farmers in Tanzania and evaluates profitability of grain
production. A total of 212 individual farmers were interviewed through structured questionnaires from nine
districts. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, probit regression model and gross margin analysis.
Results show that 39.2%, 26.5%, 16.9%, 8.4% and 7.2% of sorghum farmers adopted seeds of improved
varieties, insecticides, inorganic fertilizers, threshing machine and optimum seed rate, respectively. Probit
estimates indicated that age, sex, number of years in school, group membership, farm size, availability of free
seeds, seed accessibility, grain market accessibility and grain market price were the significant factors
influencing adoption of these technologies. Adopters obtained higher profitability (822,288 Tshs/ha) than
non-adopters (374,363 Tshs/ha) of improved varieties. Further policy actions are needed to improve determinants
of adoption, breeding technologies and accessibility of agricultural inputs to ensure benefits to farmers and the
sorghum sub-sector.
 
Publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)
 
Date 2020-12
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11906/1/Kimbietal2021_JournalOfAgriculturalScience.pdf
Kimbi, T G and Akpo, E and Kongola, E and Ojiewo, C O and Vernooy, R and Muricho, G and Ringo, J and Lukurugu, G A and Varshney, R K and Tabo, R (2020) A probit Analysis of Determinants of Adoption of Improved Sorghum Technologies Among Farmers in Tanzania. Journal of Agricultural Science (TSI), 13 (1). pp. 73-87. ISSN 1916-9752