Characteristics of agriculture technology and application of an agricultural innovation system in Tanzania

Mgumia, Athman H.; Mattee, A. Z.; Kundi, Beatus A. T.

doi:10.1080/20421338.2015.1023651

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“…Africa's agricultural systems have faced rising difficulties for decades due to increasing food demand fueled by rapid population growth and inadequate food output [3,4]. According to research, soil infertility and continuous cropping systems, coupled with constraints in promoting improved agricultural technologies, are some of the numerous contributing factors to low food production in sub-Saharan Africa [6,8,9]. Food insecurity remains an issue in West Africa [10].…”

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Exploring Gender Differences in the Role of Trait Preferences among Stakeholders in the Rice Value Chain in Ghana

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This paper examines the gendered trait preferences for rice and their role in the adoption of improved rice varieties among men and women rice farmers in Ghana. Four hundred rice farm households and 261 consumers were surveyed across 20 communities using a simple random sampling technique. Kendall’s coefficient of concordance, Tobit, and the multivariate probit regressions were used in the analyses. The results show differences in preferences for cooking quality traits and postharvest traits among men and women farmers. There was also a gender differential in the intensity of purchasing rice among men and women consumers. The results show that rice farmers’ decisions to adopt any of the four varieties—AGRA rice, Jasmine, Togo Marshall, or Amankwatia—are influenced by age, being married or indigenous, years of schooling, off-farm activities, farming experience, household size, farm size, FBO membership, extension contact, market proximity, and access to credit. To improve the rice value chain in Ghana, rice breeding efforts should consider varieties with trait preferences such as being tolerant of pest and diseases, aromatic, early maturing, and tolerance to shattering. However, to enhance the consumption of improved rice varieties, breeding efforts should target varieties that are aromatic, good textured, and have medium-sized grains for female consumers, while for male consumers preferred varieties would be less easily broken, white grain color, translucent, and with short cooking time.

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Exploring Gender Differences in the Role of Trait Preferences among Stakeholders in the Rice Value Chain in Ghana

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“…Guerin and Guerin ( 1994 ) revealed that the problem of non-adoption is multifactorial and farmers tend to select packages of practices that are consistent with their local needs and priorities, socio-economic status and attitude toward new practices. Moreover, adoption also depends upon the nature and characteristics of the newly developed technology itself (Mgumia et al 2015 ). Roder ( 2009 ) and Upadhyay et al ( 2020 ) reported that the adoptability of a new variety is not merely a linear process but also depends on vagaries of other factors such as colour, shape, consumer demand, marketability and market value than the aspect of yield alone.…”

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Determinants Influencing Selection of Potato Varietal Technology and the Role of Gender in Farm Decisions in Bhutan

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Bajgai

2022

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Potato is a primary food and cash crop in Bhutan. The adoption of new varieties has faced some challenges. To address this situation, farmers’ needs and priorities were investigated through varietal demonstration and a field survey in seven of the main potato-growing districts of Bhutan. The role of gender in farm decisions and operations in relation to potato farming was also assessed. Nine quality determinants significantly ( χ 2 = 376.54, P < 0.001) influenced farmers’ selection of potato varieties. These determinants, in order of their relative preference, were as follows: high productivity (15.5% by weight of mean rank), high market value (13.4%), red-skinned (12.7%), marketability (11.6%), large tubers (11.3%), late-blight resistant (11.3%), micronutrient content (8.8%), short-duration (8.3%) and good taste (7.2%). Potato productivity (yield) and preference vote data were significantly correlated ( R = 0.395, P < 0.01) for female farmers but not for male farmers. Similarly, the involvement of female farmers in farm decision-making processes was significantly ( P < 0.001) higher than when compared with their male counterparts. However, both genders were equally involved in physical farm operations. Bhutanese potato cropping is highly driven by commercially driven (market) preferences such as yield, colour and size as opposed to subsistence preferences such as micronutrient content. Understanding farmers’ priorities during the development of new potato variety is critical for varietal selection for adoption. Furthermore, understanding the role of women in farm decision-making processes is crucial for adoption of new varietal technology in potato production. These findings may serve as an evidence-based insight to guide research and policy interventions in Bhutan and in similar agroecologies.

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Farmers’ preferences for attributes of rice varieties in Sierra Leone

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Characteristics of agriculture technology and application of an agricultural innovation system in Tanzania

Cited by 5 publications

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Exploring Gender Differences in the Role of Trait Preferences among Stakeholders in the Rice Value Chain in Ghana

Exploring Gender Differences in the Role of Trait Preferences among Stakeholders in the Rice Value Chain in Ghana

Determinants Influencing Selection of Potato Varietal Technology and the Role of Gender in Farm Decisions in Bhutan

Farmers’ preferences for attributes of rice varieties in Sierra Leone

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