Kenya Tea Development Authority

Morss, Elliott R.; Hatch, John K.; Mickelwait, Donald R.; Sweet, Charles F.

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“…On the one hand, the selection process may be through collaboration between stakeholders and the host communities (Franzel et al, 2015). On the other hand, demonstrators are selected by the extension officer (Ben Yishay & Mobarak, 2019; Morss et al, 2019). Also, the process may take a more democratic approach where farmers collectively participate in selecting the farmer to host the farm demonstration (Emerick & Dar, 2020).…”

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Is the Willingness to Take Risks a Credential for Being a Model Farmer?

Begho

2022

Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research

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Despite the significant role of model or demonstrator farmers in disseminating new technologies, systematic and empirical examination of the behavioural characteristics that distinguish demonstrator farmers from other farmers is lacking. Understanding the characteristics of demonstrator farmers is as important as the characteristics of the technology or practice being demonstrated in model farms. Thus, this article examines whether attitudes to risks distinguish demonstrators from non-demonstrator farmers. The results show that a larger proportion of demonstrator farmers will take risks as compared to non-demonstrators. The results also indicate that being less risk-averse increases the chances of being a demonstrator farmer. The implication is that while demonstrators tolerate the risks that accompany adopting technologies, the reverse could be the case for non-demonstrator farmers. Crucially, this finding will inform the decision-making of extension agents when choosing demonstrator farmers. This article will also serve as evidence for future programmes not to rely wholly on demonstrator farmers as the decisively indicative test of farmers’ overall risk attitude. JEL Codes: D81, C9, Q12

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is the Willingness to Take Risks a Credential for Being a Model Farmer?

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2022

Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research

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Kenya Tea Development Authority

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Is the Willingness to Take Risks a Credential for Being a Model Farmer?

Is the Willingness to Take Risks a Credential for Being a Model Farmer?

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