Diffusion and adoption of Integrated Striga Management (ISM) technologies among smallholder maize farmers in rural northern Nigeria

Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J. S.; Hassan, M. B.; Danso-Abbeam, Gideon; Ortmann, Gerald F.

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2018.09.009

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“…The factors influencing the adoption of improved yam production technologies can be categorised into household factors, farm-level factors, factors that relate to the attributes of the technology and institutional factors (Launio et al, 2018;Geroski, 2000;Karshenas and Stoneman, 1995;Adesina and Baidu-Forson, 1995). Major household factors include age, sex, education and household size (Baiyegunhi et al, 2019;Barnes et al, 2019;Alhassan et al, 2018;Launio et al, 2018;Mango et al, 2017). Farm-level factors include farm size and the use of improved agronomic practices (Baiyegunhi et al, 2019;Mango et al, 2017;Mwangi and Kariuki, 2015;Mignouna et al, 2011;Uaiene et al, 2009).…”

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Awareness and adoption of positive selection technology among yam farmers in West Africa

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Osei-Adu

Osei

et al. 2021

IJSE

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PurposeThis paper aims to investigate how awareness influences the adoption of positive selection (PS) technology among smallholder yam farmers in West Africa. PS has the potential of increasing yield and reducing disease incidence and severity in yam production.Design/methodology/approachThis paper applies the average treatment effect (ATE) methodology to estimate the rates of awareness and adoption of the PS technology and associated factors using data from 678 smallholder seed yam farmers in Ghana and Nigeria.FindingsThe results indicate that the actual adoption rates of PS technology are 58 and 55%, while the potential adoption rates are estimated at 89.5 and 79.3% for Ghana and Nigeria, respectively, if the PS technology was fully disseminated. This leads to adoption gaps of 31.7 and 24.8%, respectively, for Ghana and Nigeria stemming from incomplete awareness of the PS among the population of yam growing farmers. The PS adoption is high among the educated young farmers who are members of farmer based organizations and participate in demonstrations.Practical implicationsPromotional efforts for enhancing awareness and adoption of PS should target educated youth willing to participate in field demonstrations and should focus on scaling up of PS technology to ensure quality farmer saved seed yams and enhance yam productivity in West Africa.Originality/valueThe introduction of PS in seed yam production is quite recent also its introduction to seed yam farmers in West Africa. Subsequently, a better understanding of what the adoption status would be should everyone in the population of yam farmers are aware of PS is vital for policy, research and development.

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Section: Drivers Of Awareness and Adoption Of Improved Yam Technologiesmentioning

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Awareness and adoption of positive selection technology among yam farmers in West Africa

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Osei

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“…For these households, agricultural growth can be linked directly to poverty reduction. However, they cannot bear the risks involved in trying new technology [6]. Moreover, for some farming households, just as in other developed countries, most of the younger generation now work in cities, leaving older family members to deal with the land.…”

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Factors Influencing the Technology Adoption Behaviours of Litchi Farmers in China

Huang

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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Litchi is a traditional tree crop grown in Southern China. Sustainable development of the litchi industry is reliant on technology adoption by farmers. The top grafting technique allows for the introduction of new, quality litchi varieties. The fact that these new varieties ripen earlier or later than the traditional ones helps stabilize litchi prices. Selling new litchi varieties can increase farmers' incomes through higher prices of quality varieties and stabilizing prices by staggering the harvest periods. However, the rate of adoption of top grafting among farmers is low, and up till now, more than half of the litchi trees in China are still traditional litchi varieties. This study explores the factors that influence top grafting adoption by litchi farmers. Using primary data gathered by the China Agriculture Research System of Litchi and Longan (CARSLL) from 567 litchi farming households, a binary logit choice model is employed to determine the factors that influence adoption of litchi top grafting among litchi farmers. The results show that farmers owning larger litchi orchards are more likely to adopt top grafting compared to ones owning smaller orchards. Litchi information accumulation, including experience and training, significantly influences farmers' technology adoption levels. Moreover, a positive attitude toward technology also significantly influences technology adoption behaviours.

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“…Effective dissemination of novel technologies associated with integrated Striga management requires functional and accessible extension services to maximize farmer's awareness and education (Ellis‐Jones et al., 2004 ; Emmanuel et al., 2016 ). Increased costs associated with implementing novel‐integrated Striga management technologies are also related to adoption rates, with larger commercial farmers showing significantly higher levels of adoption in other areas of SSA (Baiyegunhi et al., 2019 ). Both these factors represent significant barriers to both diffusion and adoption of new integrated Striga management technologies in Madagascar.…”

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“…Integrated Striga management is an initiative that has been promoted by several agencies in different regions of SSA, and uses a combination of approaches to Striga control (Baiyegunhi et al., 2019 ). Integrated Striga management incorporates technologies including Striga or herbicide‐resistant cultivars (Kanampiu et al., 2003 ), mycoherbicidal biocontrol (Schaub et al., 2006 ), arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculates (Lendzemo, 2004 ), improved tillage, fertilizer inputs (Grenier et al., 2004 ), and intercrops with legumes (Kamara et al., 2008 ; Schulz et al., 2003 ).…”

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Identifying existing management practices in the control of Striga asiatica within rice–maize systems in mid‐west Madagascar

Scott

Scholes

Randrianjafizanaka

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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Diffusion and adoption of Integrated Striga Management (ISM) technologies among smallholder maize farmers in rural northern Nigeria

Cited by 26 publications

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Awareness and adoption of positive selection technology among yam farmers in West Africa

Awareness and adoption of positive selection technology among yam farmers in West Africa

Factors Influencing the Technology Adoption Behaviours of Litchi Farmers in China

Identifying existing management practices in the control of Striga asiatica within rice–maize systems in mid‐west Madagascar

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