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Title
Farmers' Perceptions and Adoption of Soil Management Technologies in Western Kenya |
Full text
http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=cs99046; http://hdl.handle.net/1807/23143 |
Date
1999 |
Abstract
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 7. No. 4, pp. 549-558, 1999 Farmers' Perceptions and Adoption of Soil Management Technologies in Western Kenya Code Number: CS99046 ABSTRACT: A study was conducted to test two hypotheses: that farming conditions significantly influence farmers' perceptions of new agricultural technologies and probability of adoption, and that farmers' perceptions of technology-specific attributes associated with use of new technologies significantly influence adoption decisions. A tobit model analysis of a random sample of sixty farmers revealed farmers' participation in agricultural field days and on-farm trials to be significant at 0.05 level in explaining adoption decisions. Other farm variables that were significant in explaining adoption were farmers' participation in agricultural seminars and workshops (P< 0.01), contact with extension (P<0.05 level) and decision to reduce use level for inorganic fertilisers (P< 0.01). The social status of the farmers was not significant in explaining adoption behaviour. Among the technology-specific attributes, reliability in supply and availability of technologies was significant at 0.05 level in explaining adoption. The impacts of technologies on plants' growth vigour and yield were significant at (P< 0.05). Convenience in use of technologies and labour requirements was not significant in explaining adoption decisions. The results indicate that early technology adopters are likely to be those who participate in local activities that introduce and explain new approaches to soil fertility management. KEYWORDS: Agricultural technologies, East African Highlands, nutrient replenishment, organic resources, tobit modelCopyright 1999, African Crop Science Society |
Language
en |
Publisher
African Crop Science Society |
Relation
http://www.bioline.org.br/cs |
Type of publication
journal |
Rights
Copyright 1999 African Crop Science Society |
Identifier
African Crop Science Journal (ISSN: 1021-9730) Vol 7 Num 4 |
Repository
Toronto - University of Toronto
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