A Probit Analysis of Factors Affecting Decisions to Continue Maintaining Soil Conservation Structures After Adoption of the Technology in Kericho County, Kenya

Kipsat, Mary J.; Bwari, Mose Phoebe; D.O., Osewe

doi:10.18551/rjoas.2021-11.17

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“…This is because extension agents provide support for crop production (through the provision of fertilizers and improved seeds) and livestock rearing than enhancing already adopted conservation practices. This finding is consistent with Limani (2018); Kipsat et al (2021);and Goba et al (2022) that access to extension agents has insignificant impacts on SWC measure adoption continuity. Nonetheless, it is not sufficient to have extension support but the aim or purpose of extension service should also relate to the continuation of dis-adoption of conservation work (Byamukama et al, 2019).…”

Section: Slop and Flood Riskssupporting

confidence: 90%

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Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers’ Decision to Abandon Introduced Sustainable Land Management Technologies in Central Ethiopia

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Caraka Tani J. Sustain. Agric.

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The Ethiopian government has made efforts to rehabilitate degraded lands using a range of sustainable land management (SLM) initiatives. One of the key components was the use of improved structural soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies. However, the effectiveness of technology adoption varies greatly among households and abandoning previously accepted measures is a typical occurrence. Thus, this study sought to discover factors influencing smallholder farmers’ decisions to abandon already accepted SWC measures. The analysis was conducted based on data collected from 525 sample households surveyed in two districts in Central Ethiopia. An ordered cumulative logistic (POM) regression model was used to examine variables explaining households’ decision behavior. The study findings have revealed that sampled households were at different adoption stages, i.e., dis-adopters (22%), pilot-level adopters (14%) and adopters (64%). The results from the POM model also show that a range of variables influenced farmers’ dis-adoption decisions. Factors such as awareness about the risks of land degradation, access to training, incentives, land fragmentation, gender, full-time labor size, gentle slope plots, economic returns on investment and post-adoption follow-up were found to substantially influence smallholder farmers’ adoption discontinuance decisions. Thus, policymakers should consider these variables in designing strategies to overcome barriers to SLM practices.

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“…That could be because of farmers' negative attitudes toward the program or lack of information on the longterm benefits program (Agidew and Singh, 2018). This finding contradicts with Kipsat et al (2021), who reported that membership in the SWC group helps to sustain adoption.…”

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confidence: 87%