Technology adoption intensity and technical efficiency of maize farmers in the Techiman municipality of Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Joana Deladem Kwawu ◽  
Daniel Bruce Sarpong ◽  
Frank Agyire-Tettey
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Adoption Intensity

scholarly journals Technology Adoption and Learning-by-Doing: The Case of Bt Cotton Adoption in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 524
Author(s):  
Guang Tian ◽  
Xiaoxue Du ◽  
Fangbin Qiao ◽  
Andres Trujillo-Barrera
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Bt Cotton ◽  
Cotton Production ◽  
Tfp Growth ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Gm Technology

Although the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops have been well documented, how do farmers manage the risk of new technology in the early stages of technology adoption has received less attention. We compare the total factor productivity (TFP) of cotton to other major crops (wheat, rice, and corn) in China between 1990 and 2015, showing that the TFP growth of cotton production is significantly different from all other crops. In particular, the TFP of cotton production increased rapidly in the early 1990s then declined slightly around 2000 and rose again. This pattern coincides with the adoption of Bt cotton process in China. To further investigate the decline of TFP in the early stages of Bt cotton adoption, using aggregate provincial-level data, we implement a TFP decomposition and show that the productivity of GM technology is higher, whereas the technical efficiency of GM technology is lower than that of traditional technologies. Especially, Bt cotton exhibited lower technical efficiency because farmers did not reduce the use of pesticide when they first started to adopt Bt cotton. In addition, we illustrate the occurrence of a learning process as GM technology diffuses throughout China: after farmers gain knowledge of Bt cotton, pesticide use declines and technical efficiency improves.

scholarly journals Technology Adoption and Extension Strategies in Mediterranean Agriculture: The Case of Family Farms in Chile

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 692
Author(s):  
Roberto Jara-Rojas ◽  
Romina Canales ◽  
José M. Gil ◽  
Alejandra Engler ◽  
Boris Bravo-Ureta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
Predominant Form ◽  
Adoption Intensity

Extension services play a crucial role by improving skills and access to information that result in greater farm level innovations, especially on family farms which are the predominant form of agriculture in the world. This study analyzed the connection between strategies implemented by extension services and technology adoption on family farms. Using the case of the Servicio de Asesoría Técnica (SAT) Program, we developed a bottom-up adoption index (AI) for vegetable and berry farmers in three regions of Central Chile. We implemented 10 focus groups totaling 101 participants, all recipients of technical assistance from private extension companies (PECs) funded by the SAT Program. After the focus group sessions, we surveyed participating farmers to gather information on socio-economic attributes and adopted technologies. Using cluster analysis, we identified three groups of farmers according to their adoption intensity. The results indicate that extension strategies used by PECs have distinct effects on the adoption of new technologies. Higher adoption indexes were positively associated with the duration of the extension visits, the number of group activities, and the use of incentives and credits provided by the Chilean government. The value of production and farm size were positively associated with adoption intensity.

scholarly journals Impacts of Improved Seed Maize Technology Adoption on Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-132
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Dokyi ◽  
Benjamin Tetteh Anang ◽  
Victor Owusu
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Maize Productivity ◽  
Maize Seeds ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
Global Food

Abstract Improved seed is one of the crucial ingredients for promoting agricultural productivity, farmers’ livelihood, and global food security. The present study uses an endogenous treatment regression model (ETRM) to evaluate the impacts of improved seed maize technology (ISMT) adoption on technical efficiency and productivity using data from maize farmers in northern Ghana. The findings show that ISMT adoption impacts positively on technical efficiency. Adoption of ISMT enhanced technical efficiency by 16.1% and increased maize productivity by 33.8%. The study recommends dissemination of improved maize seeds to farmers and other interventions such as provision of fertilizer to enhance farmers’ technical efficiency and productivity.

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