Adoption and Diffusion of Natural-Resource-Conserving Agricultural Technology

Fuglie, Keith O.; Kascak, Catherine

doi:10.1111/1467-9353.00068

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“…Within economics, unemployment duration and the duration of strikes have often been examined via duration models, such as Kennan's (1985) and Jaggia's (1991) analyses of strike duration in the US manufacturing sector. Most relevant to this study, though, is the analysis of technology adoption, such as that by Dadi et al (2004), Fuglie and Kascak (2001) and Burton et al (2003), and the adoption of privatization policy analysed by Lee (2003). As argued by Burton et al (2003) duration analysis has strengths compared with the conventional bivariate approaches.…”

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Clean fuel-saving technology adoption in urban Ethiopia

Beyene

Koch

2013

Energy Economics

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The heavy dependence and inefficient utilization of biomass resources have contributed to the depletion of forest resources in Ethiopia, while the use of traditional cooking technology, one source of inefficient biomass resource use, has been linked to indoor air pollution and poor health. In response, the government and other institutions have pushed for the adoption of new cooking technologies. This research examines the speed of adoption of Mirt and Lakech cook stoves -two examples of new cooking technologies -in urban Ethiopia. In terms of the duration analysis, adoption has been increasing over time; income and wealth are important contributors to adoption, and substitute technologies tend to hinder adoption. However, it was not possible to consider prices or perceptions related to either the technologies or biomass availability in the duration models, and, therefore, additional research is needed to inform policy further with respect to household technology adoption decisions.

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“…In the literature on technology adoption, income is one of the consistently significant determinants of adoption (see, for example, Burton et al, 2003;Fuglie and Kascak, 2001). …”

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Clean fuel-saving technology adoption in urban Ethiopia

Beyene

Koch

2013

Energy Economics

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“…Firms with high amounts of human capital are able to take advantage of their employees' capabilities and adopt earlier [3,4,13]. Individuals who are better educated can adopt earlier because they face a lower software cost, and due to their greater wealth are better able to afford the hardware costs [14]. Software costs can be reduced through personal experience and communication with existing users, so complicated technologies tend to spread from more skilled users to less skilled users as the stock of knowledge related to the technology increases [8].…”

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A Spatial Analysis of Irrigation Technology

Wright¹,

Hudson²,

Mutuc³

2013

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The nature of spatial spillovers in the adoption of irrigation technology is examined in this paper. Adopting a new technology is a decision that is based on economic and individual-specific factors. One of these individual factors might be communication with other users. It makes sense to expect that contact between users and non-users would follow a spatial pattern, and if knowledge spillovers are important to the adoption decision then resource managers need to be aware of their existence. Using counties in the Texas High Plains as the study area, the adoption of center pivot technology is examined using both Ordinary Least Squares and spatial regression models to determine if knowledge spillovers exist. Ultimately, no evidence was found that adoption practices in a county affects its neighbors; however, geographic location does matter to who adopts and when.

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“…Atwell et al (2009) emphasize that in all land resilience theory, ecological and social systems are inextricably linked. Hence, although very few studies examine the spatial complexities of CA adoption (for an exception, see Fuglie & Kascak, 2001), it seems likely that (socio)spatial patterns reflecting the diffusion of knowledge (information) on CA can strongly influence its adoption.…”

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Toward Practical Implementation of Conservation Agriculture: A Case Study in the May Zeg-zeg Catchment (Ethiopia)

Lanckriet

Araya

Derudder

et al. 2014

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

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Conservation agriculture (CA) is often quoted as a beneficial resource-saving technique for dryland agriculture, but its large-scale implementation is frequently hindered by the lack of farmers' acceptance. To date, few studies have investigated the impact of spatial factors, costs and benefits and regional agro-system differentiation on adoption of CA. This study therefore aims to assess the impact of these factors through a case study in the North Ethiopian Highlands.One hundred and eight farmers of eleven villages surrounding an experimental plot were interviewed in order to identify their knowledge and acceptance of the technique. The results show that several spatial factors play a role in CA acceptance. The lack of knowledge on the resource-saving technique proved primarily dependent (R=-0.73) on spatial impedance with the innovation source and on the strength of sociospatial networks. Next, a consumer model showed that perceived costs and benefits seem to balance each other. Finally, some agronomic traditions were identified that are related to the regional agro-ecosystem, which are not favoring the implementation of zero-tillage practices. Since this study identified acceptance problems related to several spatial and regional factors, future CA adoption schemes must allow better regional differentiation optimized to local contexts and conditions.

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Adoption and Diffusion of Natural-Resource-Conserving Agricultural Technology

Cited by 174 publications

References 13 publications

Clean fuel-saving technology adoption in urban Ethiopia

Clean fuel-saving technology adoption in urban Ethiopia

A Spatial Analysis of Irrigation Technology

Toward Practical Implementation of Conservation Agriculture: A Case Study in the May Zeg-zeg Catchment (Ethiopia)

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