Recuperating dynamism in agriculture through adoption of sustainable agricultural technology - Implications for cleaner production

Mwalupaso, Gershom Endelani; Korotoumou, Mariko; Eshetie, Aseres Mamo; Alavo, John-Philippe Essiagnon; Tian, Xu

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.366

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“…On the other hand, experienced and married farmers have a lower probability to adopt mobile phone for information access. This is in agreement with the findings of Guliyev et al [96] and Mwalupaso et al [97] where experienced farmers in Azerbaijan and Mali are slow to adopt agricultural innovation. In addition, with more farming experience a farmer is likely to have negative attitude towards mobile phone use in agriculture.…”

Section: Association Of Mobile Phone Use and Farmers' Behavioral Intesupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Considering that mobile phone use in agriculture is seen as new agricultural innovation to information access, on account of familiarity with old technologies, farmers with higher farming experience are reluctant to change their approach. This assertion is in line with the findings of Mwalupaso et al [97] and Kebede et al [98]. Therefore, more often than not, farmers with higher experience have negative attitude towards new technology.…”

Section: Association Of Mobile Phone Use and Farmers' Behavioral Intesupporting

confidence: 89%

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Towards Auspicious Agricultural Informatization—Implication of Farmers’ Behavioral Intention Apropos of Mobile Phone Use in Agriculture

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The success of agricultural development programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is subject to the extent and nature of information communication technology (ICT) usage, particularly mobile phones. In comparison to other ICTs, the mobile phone is less demanding in terms of user capabilities, infrastructure requirements, and affordability. Mobile phone technology plays a vital role in facilitating the realization of benefits for farmers through access to useful agricultural information. However, up till now farmers' behavioral intention towards mobile phone use has hardly been evaluated yet it is a critical issue that policymakers and development partners need to comprehend. Is mobile phone use in agriculture dependent upon farmers’ behavioral intention? We address this topic using cross-sectional data from Zambia obtained through a two-stage sampling procedure. Our results establish that a strong association consistent with the theory of planned behavior (TPB) exists. This suggests that positive behavioral intention has a substantial likelihood to elicit auspicious agricultural informatization and consequently, household economic development. We further find that mobile phone ownership, family size, wealth, and marital status can significantly influence smallholders’ behavioral change towards mobile phone use in agriculture. Therefore, in an effort to promote sustainable agricultural information access in rural settings, our study strongly demonstrates the relevance of farmers’ behavioral intent towards mobile phone use, and also enriches the discussion on the implementation of mobile phone use for collecting agricultural information.

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Section: Association Of Mobile Phone Use and Farmers' Behavioral Intesupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Association Of Mobile Phone Use and Farmers' Behavioral Intesupporting

confidence: 89%

Towards Auspicious Agricultural Informatization—Implication of Farmers’ Behavioral Intention Apropos of Mobile Phone Use in Agriculture

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“…The focus was on NGO interventions. By cautiously constructing the questionnaire using common layouts for productivity studies [36], we tried to minimize measurement error as follows: training the team of enumerators and pre-testing the instrument in the local setting. Particularly, the interrogations pertainingto technical efficiency were easy for farmers to respond to.…”

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“…According to Mwalupaso, Korotoumou, Eshetie, Alavo and Xu [36] proper analysis of data aids in the presentation of appropriate and exact results and also in making evidence-based conclusions [45][46][47]. Therefore, to ascertain the robustness of the results, an extensively used flexible form for representation of the production technology in SFA (translog production function), which can be taken as the second-order approximation of any unknown function [39,48] was employed as a robust check.…”

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The Determinants of Technical Efficiency of Hazelnut Production in Azerbaijan: An Analysis of the Role of NGOs

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The role of non-government organizations (NGOs) has been commendable in promoting sustainable farming. Through mobilization of existing resources and provision of training to farmers on various agriculture subjects, NGOs could trigger increased productivity and agricultural sustainability. However, empirical evidence on this claim is limited and no study recognizes the supporting conditions required for NGO intervention to improve productivity. Cross-sectional data from hazelnut farmers in Azerbaijan are used to evaluate the role of NGO intervention in improving farmers' technical efficiency. To this end, stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) is applied to study hazelnut farmers' production efficiency. Three different measures are employed to estimate NGO intervention: Training, subsidy and, a combination of training and subsidy. The results indicate that NGO intervention is not significant in influencing technical efficiency. This is attributable to the absence of good organization, innovation orientation, accountability and stakeholder involvement and support which are the necessary supporting conditions facilitating an enabling environment for NGO intervention to improve farmers' technical efficiency. Therefore, we recommend policy directed at addressing these issues in order to simultaneously enhance farmers' productivity and improve the functioning of the NGOs. Beyond NGO intervention, encouraging farmers to specialize in hazelnut production and allocating more suitable land for hazelnut production will also improve farmers' technical efficiency significantly.

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“…Similarly, being married improves technical efficiency of households. According to Blundell et al [59], the family is a remarkable labor source in rural agricultural communities. Thus, for most households, the use of additional family labor is rational as no wages are paid [60].…”

Section: Association Between Women's Participation and Technical Effimentioning

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Women Participation: A Productivity Strategy in Rice Production

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Agriculture is an important engine for economic growth and a vigorous driver of poverty reduction in developing countries. In Pakistan, rice production is one of the most essential sectors. However, it has been underperforming, largely because of low women’s participation, which is often a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy. Unfortunately, previous studies have seldom recognized and emphasized the role of women in triggering agricultural and rural development. We address this research gap using 300 farm households’ survey data forms collected from Pakistan farmers by applying the stochastic frontier analysis. The results indicate that women’s participation is associated with higher labor/land ratio, land productivity, and finally improved technical efficiency. Precisely, women’s participation increased technical efficiency (TE) by 47.3%. Interestingly, in view of previous studies, this evidence is not sporadic. Overall, our study provides some evidence to promote women’s participation in rice production, as such empowerment of women holds great potential to enhance agricultural production, which is consistent with the aim of sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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Recuperating dynamism in agriculture through adoption of sustainable agricultural technology - Implications for cleaner production

Cited by 51 publications

References 45 publications

Towards Auspicious Agricultural Informatization—Implication of Farmers’ Behavioral Intention Apropos of Mobile Phone Use in Agriculture

Towards Auspicious Agricultural Informatization—Implication of Farmers’ Behavioral Intention Apropos of Mobile Phone Use in Agriculture

The Determinants of Technical Efficiency of Hazelnut Production in Azerbaijan: An Analysis of the Role of NGOs

Women Participation: A Productivity Strategy in Rice Production

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