Innovation and technology diffusion in agricultural sector

Ainissyifa, Hilda; Wulan, Elis Ratna; Muhyiddin, Asep; Ramdhani, Muhammad Ali

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/434/1/012247

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“…Current research on improved seeds and technologies adoption suggests in addition to institutional barriers such as seeds value chain constraints and the enduring intensification dilemma to adopt or not adopt improved technologies , other socioeconomic and agroecological barriers (Cavane and Donovan, 2011;Ainissyifa et al, 2018) influence farmers' decisions to adopt improved seeds in SSA. For instance, SSA smallholders are a diverse and heterogeneous group (Gassner et al, 2019) scattered across different agroecological zones and farming systems (Garrity et al, 2017), each with different incentives, resources and aspirations to adopt improved technologies (Mausch et al, 2018;Gassner et al, 2019).…”

Section: Determinants Of Improved Seeds Adoption In Sub-saharan Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The adoption of improved technologies among smallholder farmers has been studied extensively in SSA, using theories of innovation diffusion (Adesina and Baidu-Forson, 1995;Caswell et al, 2001;Adeogun et al, 2010;Buah et al, 2011), induced innovation theories (Doss and Morris, 2001;Adeogun et al, 2010;Atilaw et al, 2016;Ainissyifa et al, 2018), and the theory of failed-market induced behavior (Amadu et al, 2020;Teye and Quarshie, 2021). To the best of our knowledge, these three theories were used in isolation from each other except for Amadu et al (2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Tackling post-COVID-19 pandemic food crises through the adoption of improved maize seeds and technologies by smallholder farmers: The case of Ejura Sekyeredumase in Ghana

Quarshie

Antwi‐Agyei

Suh

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to accelerate food production efforts to achieve the UN SDG two, i. e., zero hunger target by 2030, is gaining momentum across the global food security discourse. One way to accelerate food production is to adopt improved seeds and technologies that may close existing yield gaps and support food security efforts in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses mixed methods, including key informant interviews, structured household questionnaire surveys and focus group discussions, to examine the factors influencing the adoption of improved seeds and complementing technologies in Ghana. In particular, we draw insight from theories of failed market-induced behavior, innovation diffusion and induced-innovation theories to explore farmers' perceptions and adoption of different specific improved maize varieties and technologies for agricultural productivity. Our findings suggest that the level of awareness of improved seeds, particularly hybrid seeds and technologies, and the adoption rate of these technologies are low among Ghana's rural farmers. The findings reveal that socio-demographic and economic factors such as gender, age, cost of seeds, the promise of more yields, market access, social networks' influence, seed availability and accessibility are essential determinants of adopting improved planting technologies among smallholder farmers. This paper argues that location and context-specific-targeted extension services delivery to enhance the widespread adoption of improved seeds and technologies across scales can build farmers' capacity to increase agricultural productivity.

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Section: Determinants Of Improved Seeds Adoption In Sub-saharan Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tackling post-COVID-19 pandemic food crises through the adoption of improved maize seeds and technologies by smallholder farmers: The case of Ejura Sekyeredumase in Ghana

Quarshie

Antwi‐Agyei

Suh

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…Technology diffusion encompasses the creation, accumulation and dissemination of technological knowledge through interaction between different actors. The process of innovation and technology diffusion takes into account the aspects of community structure, culture and farmer capacity [22]. Innovations include not only explicit, formal knowledge but also tacit knowledge from learning by doing and the use [23].…”

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Social Life Cycle Assessment of Laser Weed Control System: A Case Study

Michaliszyn-Gabryś,

Bronder,

Krupanek

2024

Sustainability

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Agriculture is an important sector of the European Union in social, economic and environmental terms. To ensure the sustainability of the sector, improvements are needed in key operations. Weeding is one of the most important activities affecting farm productivity, farmer safety, food safety and security, and the state of the environment. New technical and organizational solutions are needed to achieve the goals of the EU policy for sustainable agriculture. One of the advanced techniques is laser-based weed control. It is important to fully understand the impact of the introduction of these techniques on markets and agricultural practices in the context of sustainability. For this reason, a social life cycle analysis (S-LCA) was carried out. The method applied in the study was based on a participatory approach. The assessment was carried out from three perspectives: the general society, the farmers and the business perspective in relation to agriculture. Expert interviews based on questionnaires and workshops were conducted to gather opinions on the impact of new laser technology on specific aspects of its implementation. The results show generally positive effects from all perspectives, especially from the farmers’ perspective. From the farmers’ point of view, the most favored factors influencing the widespread introduction of WLAT are the economic consequences, the most important of which are the production costs associated with the introduction of the new technology. According to business experts, the perspective of business development, with particular emphasis on new prospects for businesses and development, is the most important factor. The quality of life and the environment are most valued by society.

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“…Previous research conducted in SSA to understand determinants of improved technologies adoption, particularly, seeds of HYVs focused on factors constraining HYSV adoption at the farmer level [e.g., Adesina and Baidu-Forson, 1995;Caswell et al, 2001;Doss and Morris, 2001;Adeogun et al, 2010;Buah et al, 2011;Atilaw et al, 2016;Ainissyifa et al, 2018; Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), 2018]. For instance, socio-economic issues such as financial and land resource constraints affect the adoption of HYVs among smallholders.…”

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“…For instance, socio-economic issues such as financial and land resource constraints affect the adoption of HYVs among smallholders. Furthermore, agroecological complexities (Baidu-Forson, 1999;Atilaw et al, 2016;Ainissyifa et al, 2018), farmer demographic characteristics such as smallholders' age (Adesina and Baidu-Forson, 1995;Adeogun et al, 2010), farmers' level of education (Caswell et al, 2001;Buah et al, 2011), smallholders' gender (Doss and Morris, 2001;Doss, 2013), sociocultural settings and prevailing farm practices (Nyantakyi-Frimpong and Kerr, 2015;Vercillo et al, 2015;Kansanga et al, 2019), and more recently, the enduring intensification dilemma to adopt or not to adopt among smallholder farmers (Quarshie and Abdulai, 2021) have been determined as a significant determinant of improved seeds adoption in SSA. In contrast, minimal attention is given to the potential of seed value chain constraints that affect improved seeds' adoption rate (Langyintuo et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Africa's “Seed” Revolution and Value Chain Constraints to Early Generation Seeds Commercialization and Adoption in Ghana

Quarshie

Abdulai

Fraser

2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The study aims to deepen understanding of how Early Generation Seeds value chain constraints impede commercialization and adoption of High Yielding Varieties (HYV) or improved Maize seeds by smallholders in Ghana within the broader strategies of a “Green Revolution for Africa”. Using qualitative and quantitative information obtained through one-on-one interviews with 15 key informants, a household survey from 110 smallholder farmers and document reviews, we discuss constraints and bottlenecks engendered by value chain structures, processes and mechanisms in Ghana's formal seed distribution system. Seven main challenges were identified that undermine trust and hinder the expansion of HYVs: (1) the limited capacity of public institutions, (2) constrained capacity of the emerging private sector, (3) a lack of well-defined, fair and enforceable contracts between stakeholders in the delivery system, (4) land-tenure limitations, (5) poor forecasting of farmers' demands for seeds by research institutions and seed producers, (6) sparse marketing arrangements for improved maize seeds, and (7) concentration of power to control seed supply in the hands of few institutions. We argue these seven issues weaken power asymmetry within the maize seed value chain's governance mechanism to create nodal points that give prominence to key public institutions, NGOs, and research institutions who control the production and distribution of improved seeds. Ultimately, trust among actors and its value chain outputs is undermined, negatively affecting the commercialization, availability, and adoption of improved seeds. Moving forward, upgrading the maize seed value chain must be pursued through targeted public and private sector relationships that acknowledge diverse actors' critical roles in the value chain.

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Innovation and technology diffusion in agricultural sector

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Tackling post-COVID-19 pandemic food crises through the adoption of improved maize seeds and technologies by smallholder farmers: The case of Ejura Sekyeredumase in Ghana

Tackling post-COVID-19 pandemic food crises through the adoption of improved maize seeds and technologies by smallholder farmers: The case of Ejura Sekyeredumase in Ghana

Social Life Cycle Assessment of Laser Weed Control System: A Case Study

Africa's “Seed” Revolution and Value Chain Constraints to Early Generation Seeds Commercialization and Adoption in Ghana

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