Determinants of adoption of organic manures in urban vegetable production:
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Date
2013-10-31
Authors
Perez Ayieko, Onono
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Abstract
This study was conducted to estimate the rate of adoption, identify and analyze factors
determining adoption of organic manures in urban vegetable production by fanners in
Migori municipality. A household survey was conducted among 89 farm households
between lOth and 14th of December 2007. A logit model was used to analyze the impacts
of age, gender, experience, extension, education, training, objective, land tenure, type of
labour, membership in organization, off farm income and distance to main market, on
probability of adoption.
Analysis of the data reveals a rate of adoption of 58.4 %. The estimation results of the
logit model indicate that; age of household head, college education, and training in
aspects of organic manure use, are significant in explaining the difference in adoption by
the farmers. Although the impact of the other factors were found not significant at 5%
orlOOIolevel of significance, the coefficient estimates indicate that extension, experience,
subsistence production, tenure security and membership in farming organization
increases probability of adoption, while hired labour and longer distances to main market
reduces probability of adoption.
The study recommends that activities to enhance adoption of manure use in vegetable
production in Migori should put into consideration these factors in their design and
implementation.
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Department of Economic Theory, 56p.The S 605.5 .O5 2008
Keywords
Organic farming -- Kenya -- Migori Municipality