Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions

dc.contributor.author	Muchai, Diana
dc.contributor.author	Mwabu, Germano
dc.contributor.author	Ogada, Maurice J
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-25T08:07:37Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-25T08:07:37Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties were inter-dependent. Other factors found to influence the adoption of the two technologies were farmer characteristics, plot-level factors and market imperfections such as limited access to credit and input markets, and production risks. Thus, easing market imperfections is a pre-requisite for accelerating farm technology adoption among the smallholders. Inter-dependence of farm technologies must also not be ignored in farm technology adoption promotion initiatives.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Agricultural and Food Economics 2014, 2:12 http://www.agrifoodecon.com/content/2/1/12	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12282
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer Open	en_US
dc.subject	Kenya	en_US
dc.subject	Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Simultaneous estimation	en_US
dc.subject	Technology adoption	en_US
dc.title	Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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