The Dynamics of Agricultural Biotechnology Adoption: Lessons from series rBST Use in Wisconsin, 1994-2001

Barham, Bradford L.; Foltz, Jeremy D.; Jackson-Smith, Douglas B.; Moon, Sunung

doi:10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00562.x

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“…Beginning with early seminal work from Ryan and Gross (1943) to understand the diffusion and adoption of hybrid corn, agricultural researchers have spent decades trying to evaluate the uptake of agricultural innovations. Of the many existing studies many have been based on understanding the adoption or rejection of a single technology such as rBST (Barham et al 2004;Barham 1996), nitrogen tests and application controls (Barnes et al 2009;Contant and Korsching 1997) and drip irrigation (Garb and Friedlander 2014). Others have looked broadly at conservation practices in agriculture (Reimer et al 2013;Greiner and Gregg 2011;Delgado and Bausch 2005;Fuglie and Kascak 2001).…”

Section: Theoretical Grounding 21 Diffusion and Adoption Of Agricultmentioning

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Farmer’s intended and actual adoption of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies

2015

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A growing body of work aims to understand the impacts of climate change on agriculture as well as farmer's perceptions of climate change and their likeliness to adopt adapting and mitigating behaviors. Despite this, little work has considered how intention to adopt differs from actual adoption of climate change practices in agriculture. Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior we aim to assess whether different factors affect intended versus actual adoption of climate behaviors among farmers in New Zealand. Data were collected through mixed methods (37 interviews and a telephone survey of 490 farmers) in two regions of New Zealand 2010-2012. Through multiple regression models we test hypotheses related to the Theory of Planned Behavior around the role of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived capacity in affecting intended and actual adoption. Results suggest that there are different drivers of intended and actual adoption of climate change practices. Climate change attitudes and belief is only associated with intended not actual adoption. We find no evidence that subjective norms (climate change policy support) significantly influence either intention or actual adoption. Only perceived capacity and self-efficacy were important predictors of both Lincoln Research Centre, AgResearch Ltd., Lincoln, New Zealand intended and actual adoption. These results suggest a disconnect between intended and actual behavior change and that using data about intention as a guiding factor for program and policy design may not be prudent. Furthermore, fostering perceived capacity and self-efficacy for individuals may be crucial for encouraging both intended and actual adoption of climate adapting and mitigating behaviors.

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Section: Theoretical Grounding 21 Diffusion and Adoption Of Agricultmentioning

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“…The relatively small size of the farmer families involved in the present irrigation project suggested that differences in available labor could be disregarded, unlike in the study by Dadi et al [47]. The ex ante nature of the present study also made it impossible to distinguish non-adopters from alternative types of adopter; for example, Barham et al [48] identified the most significant differences between non-adopters and early adopters, late adopters, and those who adopted and then abandoned the technology. The small and very small numbers of owners and sharecroppers, respectively, in my sample made it impossible to highlight the impacts of alternative types of tenancy; for example, Soule et al [35] estimated the influence of land tenure on the adoption of conservation practices.…”

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Combining Econometric, Cost–Benefit, and Financial Methodologies in a Framework to Increase Diffusion and to Predict the Feasibility and Sustainability of Irrigation Schemes: A Case Study in Kurdistan, Iraq

Zagonari

2017

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This paper applies ex ante econometric, cost-benefit, and financial methodologies to increase participation in an irrigation project and predict its financial feasibility and social sustainability in Shahrazoor, Kurdistan, Iraq. I investigated the socio-economic, psycho-cultural, and financial factors that determine participation. The socio-economic part of the econometric analysis showed that the project was appreciated more by poorer and economically weaker farmers who rely on agriculture than by those who rely on livestock activities. The psycho-cultural part of the econometric analysis emphasized that the project was appreciated more by literate farmers who adopt a maximization (rather than habit) approach. The cost-benefit analysis applied to the irrigation project was tailored to poorer and weaker farmers (i.e., costs of the irrigation scheme and benefits from new cultivation patterns were defined with reference to small farms) by including indirect benefits from both irrigation (e.g., flood control) and hydropower (e.g., eliminated GHG emissions), and determined a 7.1% mean internal rate of return; this was affected more strongly by uncertainty in crop prices than by uncertainty in indirect benefits. The financial analysis highlighted values for water prices, financial returns, and loan rates that met government and farmer budgets. A single framework summarized the main relevant social, economic, and financial conditions, and, by including insights from sensitivity analyses, determined the feasibility and sustainability of the irrigation project. Provided that the water price charged to farmers is between 0.32 and 0.57 USD/m 3 , and the loan interest rate paid by farmers is smaller than 3.0%, the irrigation project in Shahrazoor is financially feasible for 13.6% of all reliable economic solutions and socially sustainable for 35.8% of the solutions.

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“…With regard to the level of study, some authors show that it promotes the adoption of innovations (Barham et al, 2004;Sauer and Zilberman, 2009). Our results show that 48.7% of illiterate respondents adopted innovations compared to 35% of non-adopters, followed by 45.9% of those with primary education against 55% of non-adopters.…”

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Analysis of the Adoption of Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edulis) in Farming Systems, Matongo-Burundi

Mpozi¹,

Musabanganji²,

Ndimanya³

et al. 2015

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SUMMARYThe commercial potential of passion fruit is expanding as demand for both fresh fruit and processed juice is increasing in Burundi. Due to the current situation with an unstable market of traditional crops for export, farmers in Matongo have embraced passion fruit as a new source of household income. As the crop generates substantial revenues for farmers, wholesalers and processors, it is important to sustain this sector. The purpose of this research was to compare four variants of diffusionist arguments (age, sex, household size and level of education) and their expression into adoption. Comparative descriptive statistical analysis between adopters and non-adopters to test the essential factors, and participatory survey methods for gathering information were used. Our results showed a highly significant difference between the category of adopters and nonadopters at p < 0.01. However, no significant difference was found between adopters and non-adopters within level of education. Data on the level of education demonstrated that those with little or no education adopted more passion fruit [illiterates (48.9%) and primary level (45.9%)] than these with secondary level (5.2%). The heads of household adopters and non-adopters are mainly men at a rate of 83.7 and 88.3 %, and household size was not a discriminating factor. The factors that promote the adoption of passion fruit are high yield and continuous production, high market demand and permanent source of revenue. Defining only a few variables to analyse the adoption trend could mislead our findings. A participatory approach seems most appropriate for understanding adoption and non-adoption of innovation.

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The Dynamics of Agricultural Biotechnology Adoption: Lessons from series rBST Use in Wisconsin, 1994-2001

Cited by 91 publications

References 14 publications

Farmer’s intended and actual adoption of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies

Farmer’s intended and actual adoption of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies

Combining Econometric, Cost–Benefit, and Financial Methodologies in a Framework to Increase Diffusion and to Predict the Feasibility and Sustainability of Irrigation Schemes: A Case Study in Kurdistan, Iraq

Analysis of the Adoption of Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edulis) in Farming Systems, Matongo-Burundi

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