Does Agricultural Training and Demonstration Matter in Technology Adoption? The Empirical Evidence from Small Rice Farmers in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Mgendi ◽  
Shiping Mao ◽  
Fangbin Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Rice Farmers

scholarly journals Modifying the Neo-Classical Approach to Technology Adoption With Behavioral Science Models

1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary D. Lynne
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Utility Theory ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Classical Approach ◽  
Utility Model ◽  
Homo Oeconomicus ◽  
Science Models ◽  
Concern For Others

AbstractThe dualistic nature of humans has been recognized for centuries. The intriguing question is the extent to which the human being with her/his display of concern for others can simultaneously act as an egoist, the latter being descriptive of the homo oeconomicus rendition of the human. Multiple utility theory suggests a way to approach research on such issues. A test case of water conserving technology adoption behavior by Florida growers is examined. Empirical evidence supports moving toward an expanded version of the mono-utility or I-utility model to include a We-utility.

scholarly journals Dampak Rehabilitasi Jaringan Irigasi Perdesaan terhadap Adopsi Teknologi Budi Daya Padi

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Amar K. Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Rice Variety ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Irrigation Canal ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Break Even Point ◽  
Irrigation Infrastructure

The rehabilitation of irrigation canal on the rural area is very important to rice farmers because the use of water is becoming more eficient and rice production and farmer’s income is increasing. Increasing the rice productivity would be considered as an indication of farmer’s participation on the adoption of technology. The present study was aimed to evaluate the technology adoption on rice farming in relation with the irrigation canal rehabilitation. The study was carried out in Majalengka district of West Java, during 2012 using survey method. The data were collected through the interview techniques to 44 farmer respondents using structured questionnaires. The data were cross tabulated and to measure the advantage of adopting the technology, Gross R/C ratio was calculated along with the break even point/BEP. Result of the analyses showed that after rehabilitation of the rural irrigation infrastructure the water supply was becoming more available and farmers were motivated to adopt the rice farming technology and the management of rice cultivation. The degree of technology adoption was considered as optimum and economically was feasible, as indicated by the value of R/C between 1.98 and 2.15, with the profitability of 49.6 percent to 53.5 percent. The partial budgetting analysis showed the B/C marginal of 2.59 and growing Ciherang rice variety is considered to be profitable.

scholarly journals Does Credit Influence Fertilizer Intensification in Rice Farming? Empirical Evidence from Côte D’Ivoire

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1063
Author(s):  
N’Banan Ouattara ◽  
Xueping Xiong ◽  
Lacina Traoré ◽  
Calum G. Turvey ◽  
Ruiting Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Agricultural Finance ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

In Côte d’Ivoire, the use of fertilizers in rice farming still remains low. Credit constraints have been frequently reported as the main reason hampering rice farmers from reversing this situation. However, there is no empirical evidence on the link between rice farmers’ access to credit (AC) and fertilizer intensification (FI). This article examines this issue by using a sample of 600 rice farmers randomly selected in seven rice areas. Data are analyzed by the IV-Probit and IV-Tobit models. The results reveal that FI and AC reciprocally influence each other, implying that they are endogenous. An increase of credit by XOF 100 could increase the quantity of fertilizer used by 2.70 kg, all other things being equal. Moreover, FI and AC are strongly influenced by some socio-economic, rice farm, and institutional factors. Policymakers should take actions to facilitate rice farmers’ access to credit and subsidized fertilizers. Other relevant explanatory variables should be considered in rice farming development policies. By providing empirical evidence of the link between rice farmers’ access to credit and fertilizer intensification in Côte d’Ivoire, this paper contributes to the agricultural finance literature.

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