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Entrepreneurial and attitudinal determinants for adoption of Climate-smart Agriculture technologies in Uganda

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Title Entrepreneurial and attitudinal determinants for adoption of Climate-smart Agriculture technologies in Uganda
 
Creator Kirungi, D.
Senyange, B.
Wesana, J.
Sseguya, H.
Gellynck, X.
De Steur, H.
 
Subject climate smart agriculture
innovation
entrepreneurship
sustainable intensification
uganda
 
Description Open Access Journal
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies have great potential to minimize climate risks, sequester carbon, improve food security, and achievement of Sustainable Intensification (SI) goals. This makes their adoption a necessity for achieving sustainable agricultural systems. Despite the benefits and all efforts, smallholder farmers in developing countries still have low adoption of CSA technologies. This study explored the determinants of intentions to start and continue adopting CSA technologies. A cross-sectional survey based on the Theories of Planned Behaviour (TPB), Diffusion Of Innovations (DOI), and Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) was administered to 230 randomly selected smallholder coffee farmers in the Luweero district, Uganda. A Multi-group Structural Equation Model (Multi-group SEM) analysis reveals that more factors determine the intention to start adopting CSA than for intention to continue implementing CSA and the same factors could influence the former and the latter differently. Key recommendations to enhance the uptake and continued adoption of CSA technologies include focusing on raising awareness about the characteristics of CSA technologies, employing a multi-stakeholder approach to remove obstacles that hinder CSA adoption and providing business and entrepreneurial skills training for farmers. Our study findings and recommendations will help different stakeholders in designing more suitable and sustainable CSA technology adoption interventions.
 
Date 2023
2023-12-11T12:31:42Z
2023-12-11T12:31:42Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Kirungi, D., Senyange, B., Wesana, J., Sseguya, H., Gellynck, X. & De Steur, H. (2023). Entrepreneurial and attitudinants for adoption of Climate-smart Agriculture technologies in Uganda. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9(2), 1-25.al determin
2331-1932
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135187
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2282236
PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1-25
application/pdf
 
Source Cogent Food and Agriculture