The effect of information sources on technology adoption and modification decisions

Adegbola, Patrice Ygué; Gardebroek, Cornelis

doi:10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00222.x

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“…Farmers often adapt technologies for their own particular situations, rather than accepting the technology for its 'intended' use (Adegbola and Gardebroek, 2007). There is no reason to expect that perennial grain adoption will be different from other transformative technologies, based on the evidence from these interviews.…”

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Understanding perennial wheat adoption as a transformative technology: evidence from the literature and farmers

Adebiyi

Olabisi

Snapp

2015

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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Perennial grain crops are an example of a 'transformative technology,' in which the functionality and science of the technology differ in a fundamental manner from conventional grain crops. A review of the literature indicates that the motivation for farmer adoption of transformative technologies is complex and poorly understood. At the same time, many studies have found concern and awareness about environmental issues to be significantly and positively correlated with the adoption of no-till agriculture, organic farming and agroforestry. Building on these insights, we conducted an ex ante study of perennial wheat adoption among 11 farmers from Michigan and Ohio. Perennial wheat is not yet commercially available, so a semi-structured interview format was chosen to allow for in-depth discussions of the crop's potential characteristics and uses. Consistent with the literature on transformative technology adoption, farmers who approached us to learn more about perennial grains described soil and environmental quality as their primary motivations for doing so. Farmers suggested a total of ten different uses for perennial wheat, only one of which was mentioned specifically by interviewers. This diversity of proposed uses implied a wide range of criteria for adoption. A striking result was that the ability of perennial wheat to compete with annual wheat on the basis of yield, a focus of researchers, was brought up by only one of the interviewees, as many farmers proposed perennial wheat as a means of solving a problem for which no other crop provided an adequate solution, often by planting perennial wheat on an under-used or marginal area of the farm. This is suggestive that interacting with farmers could alter priorities in perennial grain improvement, as has occurred in other radically transformative agriculture technologies.

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Understanding perennial wheat adoption as a transformative technology: evidence from the literature and farmers

Adebiyi

Olabisi

Snapp

2015

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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“…their aptitude to be flexible in response to the market and environment changes, is also a determinant (Clark and Fujimoto, 1991;Wang and Ahmed, 2007;Woiceshyn and Daellenbach, 2005). The awareness level, which is determined by contact frequency with extension agents and support received or membership of an association, has also been found to significantly affect farmers' willingness to change (Adegbola and Gardebroek, 2007). The institutional environment and market context in which farmers are embedded, also determine their decisions about whether or not to adopt a new technology (Adegbola and Gardebroek, 2007;Thangata and 4.…”

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“…From the literature, several factors (X ij ) are hypothesised as affecting farmers' willingness to adopt innovations (Adegbola and Gardebroek, 2007;Adesina and Zinnah, 1993;Adesina et al, 2000;Binam et al, 2004;Feder et al, 1985;Herath and Takeya, 2003;Sall et al, 2000). These factors include socio-economic characteristics, such as age, farming experience and income or profit (Adegbola and Gardebroek, 2007;Adesina and Zinnah, 1993;Arinloye et al, 2010a).…”

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4. Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin

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Linnemann

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Quality and Innovation in Food Chains

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“…Among the different factors found in the literature, the most frequently considered are: education and behavioural characteristics of the farmer (Nicholson et al, 1999;Baerenklau, 2005); information sources and presence of programmes and organizations for transference (Pender, 2004;Adegbola and Gardebroek, 2007); and access to financial and input/output markets (Nicholson et al, 1999;Baltenweck et al, 2003), which is closely related to farm location (Staal et al, 2002).…”

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Farm intensification and drivers of technology adoption in mixed dairy-crop systems in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Bernués

Herrero

2008

Span. j. agric. res.

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The expanding demand for livestock products in developing countries is expected to drive changes in livestock farming systems, such as intensification and technological development. However, while large commercial farms can take advantage of these new opportunities, semi-subsistence agriculture will be the main option for many poor livestock keepers. Development pathways may depend on local and farm-specific conditions. In this paper we: i) typify mixed crop-dairy systems in Santa Cruz (Bolivia) from the point of view of their structural and socio-economical characteristics; ii) deepen the analysis of farm economics and level of intensification and iii) identify factors associated to the adoption of technologies. Three farming systems (specialized large commercial livestock farms, medium-size agricultural farms, and small semi-commercial mixed farms) were clearly differentiated in terms of structure, production orientation, economics and intensification level. The adoption of technologies (use of concentrates, pasture fertilization, cultivation of cut and carry pastures and use of dairy breeds) was related to distance from the farm to the nearest population, farmer education, farmer age and income. Policies directed towards improving market access and rural infrastructure would reduce transaction costs and increase non-farm employment opportunities. Similarly, investments in education and training would improve management capacity and technology adoption. However, current extension services do not seem to have an effect on technology adoption and, therefore, need to be improved/ better targeted.Additional key words: agricultural policy, developing countries, farm economics, rural development, subsistence crop-livestock systems. ResumenIntensificación y adopción de tecnologías en sistemas de explotación mixta lechería-agricultura en Santa Cruz, Bolivia La mayor demanda de productos ganaderos en países en vías de desarrollo puede suponer cambios en los sistemas de producción, tales como intensificación y desarrollo tecnológico. Sin embargo, si bien las explotaciones comerciales pueden aprovechar las nuevas oportunidades, la agricultura de subsistencia seguirá siendo la principal opción para muchos agricultores pobres. Las vías de evolución dependerán de condiciones locales y de las propias explotaciones. En este trabajo: i) se tipifican los sistemas de producción de Santa Cruz (Bolivia) desde el punto de vista estructural y socio-económico; ii) se profundiza en el análisis económico de las explotaciones y su nivel de intensificación y iii) se analizan los factores asociados a la adopción de tecnologías. Tres sistemas de explotación (grandes explotaciones comerciales especializadas, explotaciones de tamaño medio y orientación agrícola, y pequeñas explotaciones semi-comerciales mixtas) fueron claramente diferenciados según su estructura, orientación productiva, indicadores económi-cos y nivel de intensificación. La adopción de tecnologías (uso de concentrados, fertilizantes, cultivo de pastos de corte y acar...

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The effect of information sources on technology adoption and modification decisions

Cited by 124 publications

References 15 publications

Understanding perennial wheat adoption as a transformative technology: evidence from the literature and farmers

Understanding perennial wheat adoption as a transformative technology: evidence from the literature and farmers

4. Willingness to pay for market information received by mobile phone among smallholder pineapple farmers in Benin

Farm intensification and drivers of technology adoption in mixed dairy-crop systems in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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