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Interdependence in Farmer Technology Adoption Decisions in Smallholder Systems: Joint Estimation of Investments in Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Tanzania

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Title Interdependence in Farmer Technology Adoption Decisions in Smallholder Systems: Joint Estimation of Investments in Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Tanzania
 
Creator Kassie, Menale
Jaleta, Moti
Shiferaw, Bekele
Mmbando, F.
Mekuria M
 
Subject agriculture
climate
sustainable agriculture
soil fertility
smallholders
 
Description Soil fertility depletion is considered one of the main biophysical limiting factors for increasing per capita food production for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs), as a way to tackle this challenge, has become an important issue in the development policy agenda in the region. This paper examines the adoption decisions for SAPs, using recent primary data of multiple plot-level observations collected in 4 districts and 60 villages of rural Tanzania. The paper employs a multivariate probit technique to model simultaneous interdependent adoption decisions by farm households. The analysis reveals that rainfall, insects and disease shocks, government effectiveness in provision of extension services, tenure status of plot, social capital, plot location and size, and household assets, all influence farmer investment in SAPs. Policies that target SAPs and are aimed at 1 Corresponding author: Menale Kassie: m.kassie@cgiar.org. Tel: 254(20) 722 4628; Fax: 254(20) 7224600. 2 organizing farmers into associations, improving land tenure security, and enhancing skills of civil servants can increase uptake of SAPs in smallholder systems.
 
Date 2012
2014-08-15T12:13:13Z
2014-08-15T12:13:13Z
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier Kassie M, Jaleta M, Shiferaw BA, Mmbando F, Mekuria M. 2011. Interdependence in Farmer Technology Adoption Decisions in Smallholder Systems: Joint Estimation of Investments in Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Tanzania. Paper submitted to IAAE s 28th Triennial Conference (August 18-24, 2012), Brazil.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41969
http://purl.umn.edu/126791
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access