A multi-dimensional adoption approach for improved sorghum varieties in eastern Kenya: a climate change adaptation perspective

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dc.contributor.authorBackson, Mwangi
dc.contributor.authorMacharia, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorBett, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-10T08:11:31Z
dc.date.available2022-01-10T08:11:31Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-15
dc.descriptionResearch paper in CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT 2021, VOL. 13, NO. 4, 283–292en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this era of changing climatic conditions, agricultural technology developers continue to promote suitable innovations to cushion and improve resilience of smallholder farmers against adverse effects and shocks. These improved varieties contribute towards attainment of household and national food security. This paper aims to understand what influences households’ decision to adopt, speed of uptake and extent of use of improved sorghum varieties (ISVs). Data from 452 households were analysed using Double Hurdle and Duration models. Study revealed that consumption expenditure levels, income and tropical livestock unit are important determinants of three household’s adoption decisions. Access to agricultural credit, distance to administration centres and adoption intensity depicts unexpected a priori. The findings also show that households are credit constrained and use own or neighbour’s home saved seeds to expand the use of ISVs. Study concludes that the three facets of ISVs’ adoption are influenced by different combination of determinants. Due to the vastness and rough terrain in Tharaka Nithi County, agricultural credit lenders should come up with effective low cost, sustainable and scalable outreach strategies. Policies targeting to derisk sorghum value chain with an aim of incentivizing financial institutions increase their lending appetite to cash-constrained smallholder farmers and agro-dealers should be implemented.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are grateful for the financial support received from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) that made it possible to produce and publish this research work.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBackson Mwangi, Ibrahim Macharia & Eric Bett (2021) A multi-dimensional adoption approach for improved sorghum varieties in eastern Kenya: a climate change adaptation perspective, Climate and Development, 13:4, 283-292en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1763237
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23092
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTylor and Francisen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectlivelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectEastern Africaen_US
dc.titleA multi-dimensional adoption approach for improved sorghum varieties in eastern Kenya: a climate change adaptation perspectiveen_US
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