Multivariate analysis of the adoption of cacao productive technologies: Evidence from a case study in Colombia

Abstract

<p>Multivariate and ordered Probit models were used to study the determinants of the adoption and extent of adoption of agronomic practices among cacao farmers in Nariño, Colombia, with data from 353 farmers in the mountain region. Results suggest that farmers’ adoption decisions are made on a joint basis, further validating the use of a multivariate approach. The presence of illegal crops creates strong disincentives that affect the possibility of more significant technological improvements. Adequate access to agricultural technical assistance strongly increases rates of adoption. Evidence suggests that efforts are necessary to better target resource-poor farmers.</p>

Multiplier effects of some complementary agricultural practices: Evidence from rice in Ecuador

“…It extends some literature on these issues in Africa (Ehiakpor et al, 2021;Ojo and Baiyegunhi, 2020;Wainaina et al, 2016;Ward et al, 2018) and Asia (Khan et al, 2021;among others), and in crops such as maize (Ehiakpor et al, 2021;Wainaina et al, 2016) and cacao (Martínez and Martínez Pachón, 2021). It reduces the lack of knowledge of the complementarities that agricultural practices may offer farmers in Latin America (Martínez and Martínez Pachón, 2021) and in crops such as rice (Ojo and Baiyegunhi, 2020). Therefore this article sheds light on which combinations of agricultural activities are connected with increasing rice yields of small farmers, and in turn contribute to food security and poverty reduction.…”

“…This study provides some insights on how rice planning in Ecuador can be improved by making complementary decisions. It extends some literature on these issues in Africa (Ehiakpor et al, 2021;Ojo and Baiyegunhi, 2020;Wainaina et al, 2016;Ward et al, 2018) and Asia (Khan et al, 2021;among others), and in crops such as maize (Ehiakpor et al, 2021;Wainaina et al, 2016) and cacao (Martínez and Martínez Pachón, 2021). It reduces the lack of knowledge of the complementarities that agricultural practices may offer farmers in Latin America (Martínez and Martínez Pachón, 2021) and in crops such as rice (Ojo and Baiyegunhi, 2020).…”

“…Given different conditions of infrastructure, crop areas, farms, as well as imperfect information and uncertainty, these practices are adopted with varying intensity by farmers (Wozniak, 1984). There is a large empirical literature on the adoption of individual new practices and technologies in agriculture, but still few studies that examine the decision processes faced by farmers when they have to choose between multiple practices that give greater advantages when they are combined (Martínez and Martínez Pachón, 2021;Ojo and Baiyegunhi, 2020;Wainaina et al, 2016;Ward et al, 2018). This paper focuses on analyzing some of these practices in rice cultivation in Ecuador, since they provide an increase in crop yields on average (García, 2020) but are themselves more environmentally friendly in that they allow for a more efficient and rational use of resources.…”

Exploring adoption factors of innovations in arracacha crop: A case study in Cajamarca, Colombia

“…Adoption is analyzed to understand how and why farmers use certain technologies and the impact of their implementation, which is essential for researchers and policymakers (Martínez & Pachón, 2021). In this sense, adoption depends on a wide variety of personal, social, and cultural characteristics, economic factors, and innovation aspects (Liu et al, 2018;Yue et al, 2023).…”

Nano fertirrigación de cacao en campo incluyendo análisis de eficiencia de aplicación del sistema

“…Una forma de mejorar la producción en la actualidad, incluida la del clon CCN-51, es mejorar las tecnologías de riego y fertilización (Saravia-Matus et al, 2020;García et al, 2021;Martínez y Pachón, 2021).…”