Kinship and personal communication network influences on the adoption of agriculture conservation technology

Warriner, G. Keith; Moul, Trudy M.

doi:10.1016/0743-0167(92)90005-q

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“…Gould et al (1989) found a positive effect of household income and a negative effect of the debt ratio on the probability of adoption. In Warriner and Moul (1992) and Davey and Furtan (2008) the effects of net farm income and value of machinery, respectively, were not significant.…”

Section: Farm and Farmer Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental and Production Cost Impacts of No-till in Finland: Estimates from Observed Behavior

Laukkanen¹,

Nauges²

2011

Land Economics

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No-till has been promoted as a cultivation method that reduces both production costs and the environmental impacts of farming relative to conventional tillage. Using farmlevel data from Finland, we show that no-till has no statistically significant effect on total variable costs but that it increases the use of plant protection products and fertilizers, and decreases the use of labor. An environmental impact simulation combining the results on input use with a nutrient and herbicide runoff model predicts that no-till produces environmental benefits on highly erodible land, but may be even detrimental to the environment in average conditions. 3

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Section: Farm and Farmer Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gould et al (1989), Soule et al (2000) and Davey and Furtan (2008) found age to have a negative effect while Warriner and Moul (1992) and Kurkalova et al (2006) showed a positive effect. We also analyze the effect of farm size, here measured by the total area planted with grains.…”

Section: Farm and Farmer Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental and Production Cost Impacts of No-till in Finland: Estimates from Observed Behavior

Laukkanen¹,

Nauges²

2011

Land Economics

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“…As human capital increases, it is more likely that a superior technology will be adopted. In general, education correlates positively with adoption of CA practices (Warriner and Moul 1992).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Adoption and extent of conservation agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Malawi

Ngwira¹,

Mekuria²,

Thierfelder³

2014

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

122

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Understanding factors affecting farmers' adoption of improved technologies is critical to success of conservation agriculture (CA) program implementation. This study, which explored the factors that determine adoption and extent of farmers' use of the three principles of CA (i.e., minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover with crop residues, and crop rotations), was conducted in 10 target communities in 8 extension planning areas in Malawi. The primary data was collected using structured questionnaires administered to individual households. Triangulation with key informant interviews, field observations, and interactive discussions with farmers and farmer groups provided information behind contextual issues underpinning the statistical inferences. From a total of 15,854 households in the study areas, it is estimated that 18% of the smallholder farmers had adopted CA, representing an area of about 678 ha (1,675 ac; 2.1% of all cultivated land). Land area under CA constituted about 30% of total cultivated land among adopters. A random sample of 151 adopters and 149 nonadopters proportional with respect to adoption rates was drawn from various communities and interviewed using structured questionnaires. A total of 30 key informant interviews were conducted with stakeholders including staff of Total Land Care, government extension workers, agroinput suppliers, and lead farmers. The first stage of the Heckman model showed that hired labor, area of land cultivated, membership to farmer group, and district influenced farmers' decisions to adopt CA. The second stage of Heckman model results suggested that total cultivated land, duration of practicing CA, and district influenced farmers' decisions to extend their land to CA. Our study can be used to show the agency and social structures that are likely to influence adoption and extent of CA. Future policy should address ways to provide access to information and long-term support to farmers to enable them to embrace the technology fully.

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“…Indeed, farmer awareness or perception of soil problems is frequently found to positively correlate with CA adoption (Stonehouse, 1991). Education, be it specific or general, generally correlates positively with the adoption of CA practices, notwithstanding some findings of insignificance or even negative correlation (Rahm and Huffman, 1984;Marra and Ssali, 1990;Warriner and Moul, 1992). Based on a study of conservation tillage adoption in Wisconsin, Gould et al (1989) showed that older and more experienced farmers were more likely than their younger colleagues to recognize soil problems.…”

Section: Adoption Of Conservation Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Positive Aspects of Conservation Agriculture

2016

IJSR

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A multi-pronged approach was adopted in gathering data for this study. Information sources included the Internet, agency and departmental reports, journal papers, conference papers and analytical reports. This paper presents some positive aspects of conservation agriculture. Conservation agriculture has emerged as an alternative to conventional agriculture. The rationale or case for CA is its potential ability to reduce soil degradation through several practices that minimize the alteration of soil composition and structure. It specifically purports to address the problems of soil degradation resulting from agricultural practices that deplete the organic matter and nutrient content of the soil, and reduce crop production, productivity and sustainability. CA also increases farm financial profitability and food security and enhances environmental integrity. Potential economic benefits associated with CA include a reduction in on-farm costs and an increase in yields and long-term yield stability. Ecosystem benefits of CA include stabilization of soils and protection from erosion, reduced siltation of water bodies, recharge of aquifers, and more regular river flows. CA also mitigates climate change by carbon sequestration in soils and reduced burning of crop residues. Constraints to CA adoption in sub-Saharan Africa include a low degree of mechanization within the smallholder farming system; a lack of appropriate implements; a lack of appropriate soil fertility management options; problems of weed control under no-till systems; poor access to credit; a lack of appropriate technical information for change agents and farmers; blanket recommendations that ignore the resource status of rural households; competition for crop residues in mixed crop-livestock systems; and labour shortages. There appears to be considerable potential for adoption of CA under smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the only feasible way to tap that potential appears to rest with the establishment and implementation of appropriate policy initiatives that address ecological, financial and socio-economic constraints facing the smallholder farming sector.

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Kinship and personal communication network influences on the adoption of agriculture conservation technology

Cited by 97 publications

References 17 publications

Environmental and Production Cost Impacts of No-till in Finland: Estimates from Observed Behavior

Environmental and Production Cost Impacts of No-till in Finland: Estimates from Observed Behavior

Adoption and extent of conservation agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Malawi

Positive Aspects of Conservation Agriculture

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