Effect of on-farm testing on adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in Meru region, Kenya

Kirimi, Florence Kaumi; Onyari, Charles N.; Njeru, Lucy K.; Mogaka, Hezron

doi:10.1108/jadee-04-2021-0100

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“…Most often, farmers are informed about new technology, the way it is practiced, and its benefits by extension agents (Mwangi and Kariuki, 2015). Belonging to social groups is very beneficial for farmers in terms of technology adoption (Kirimi et al, 2021). Farmers within such groups easily learn from each other.…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of rice production and the impacts of the usage of certified seeds on yield and income in Côte d'Ivoire

Akanbi

Mukaila

Adebisi

2022

JADEE

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PurposeAfter a long observation of the high rate of rice importation and low productivity in Côte d’Ivoire, the certified rice seed was introduced and encouraged to be used by the local farmers. This study evaluates the profitability of rice production and the impact of certified seed usage on the yield and income of farmers in Côte d’Ivoire.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 265 rice farmers. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the challenges faced in using certified seeds. Profitability analysis was used to examine the profitability of rice production. To eliminate bias due to the counterfactuals, the endogenous switching regression was employed to investigate the impact of the certified seeds on income and yield.FindingsThe difficulties faced by the rice farmers in the procurement of certified seeds were the unavailability of seeds, the high cost of seeds and poor credit access. Furthermore, rice farmers using certified seeds get a higher net income (USD 263.74/ha) than those using farmers' seeds (USD 212.31/ha). The average treatment on the treated was 1.61 for the yield and 574.75 for the income. The average treatment on the untreated was 1.20 for the yield and 422.59 for the income. These indicate a higher yield and income among adopters of certified rice seed.Research limitations/implicationsCertified rice seed usage is profitable and enhances the output and income of rice farmers. The study advocates the creation of a stronger relationship between the farmers and the extension agents to encourage the use of certified seeds and increase the profit of the farmers.Originality/valueThere is scant information on the profitability of certified rice seed usage and how it affect yield and income. Therefore, this study serves as empirical evidence for policymakers to develop strategies that are required to enhance certified seed usage, boost rice productivity and achieve food security.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of rice production and the impacts of the usage of certified seeds on yield and income in Côte d'Ivoire

Akanbi

Mukaila

Adebisi

2022

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“…Certain farmers exhibited a lack of enthusiasm toward implementing banana tissue culture (TC) due to their preference for planting indigenous suckers. Furthermore, farmers with a limited understanding of the introduced technology cited various reasons for their reluctance to plant TC (Kirimi et al, 2023).…”

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“…Previous literature argues that tissue culture banana seedlings are widely used in banana-growing countries to facilitate banana growers' targeting of commercial and domestic growers in low-and middle-income countries. The level of risk that farmers are willing and able to take when they use tissue-culture banana seedlings in developing countries is a big factor in whether they use them or not especially when the farmers are not aware of the newly introduced seedlings (Kirimi et al, 2023).…”

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Influence of Entrepreneurial Activities on Adoption of Tissue Culture Banana Seedlings in Tanzania.

Tumaini,

Raphael,

Salvio

2024

IJBLE

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Banana is the world’s most popular fruit, with an estimated global export value of 7 billion dollars per year; they are also one of the most domestic foods and are traded by Tanzania farmers. However, approximately 15% of the global banana production is involved in trade. The inadequate adoption of Tissue Banana Seedlings has led to the assessment of the Influence of Entrepreneurial Activities on the Adoption of Tissue Culture Banana Seedlings in Tanzania-Kilimanjaro particularly. The study adopted a positivism philosophy, a cross-sectional survey design, and purposive sampling techniques targeting 350 farmers. Questionnaires were used for data collection, Binary Logistic Regression was applied for data analysis, the results show Entrepreneurial significantly influenced the adoption of Tissue culture seedlings, and Tissue culture seedlings offer more business opportunities than local suckers. Therefore, the study recommends promoting Entrepreneurial activities toward the adoption of tissue culture banana seedlings in Tanzania and developing countries

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“…Some farmers were not interested in adopting banana tissue culture, as they preferred the use of local suckers. There were different reasons for not using Tissue Culture, especially by farmers with limited knowledge of the introduced technology (Kirimi et al, 2023).…”

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The Influence of Complexity on the Adoption of Tissue Culture Banana Seedlings in Tanzania

Tumaini,

Gwahula,

Macha

2023

IJBLE

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Tissue culture seedlings have been used to improve production in agriculture. However, tissue culture suffers from low adoption. In this context, adoption studies in Tanzania of these types of seedlings are scarce and in general, do not jointly account for the judgment factors affecting the adoption decision among banana farmers. This study investigates the Influence of Complexity on Adoption. Farm-level data were collected through a questionnaire administered to 350 banana farmers in Kilimanjaro. Binary logistic was used to analyse the data and the results show the easier-to-grow significantly increased adoption. The findings of this study propose that; future information on seedlings technology must demonstrate an advantage over traditional seedlings and the investigation evidence supporting seedlings innovation must be clearly visible. We, therefore, concluded that the innovation adoption process has a social and complex element; it requires adequate extension of Information systems and negotiations with key stakeholders in the whole value chain.

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Effect of on-farm testing on adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in Meru region, Kenya

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Analysis of rice production and the impacts of the usage of certified seeds on yield and income in Côte d'Ivoire

Analysis of rice production and the impacts of the usage of certified seeds on yield and income in Côte d'Ivoire

Influence of Entrepreneurial Activities on Adoption of Tissue Culture Banana Seedlings in Tanzania.

The Influence of Complexity on the Adoption of Tissue Culture Banana Seedlings in Tanzania

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