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

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dc.contributor.authorOgada, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorMwabu, Germano
dc.contributor.authorMuchai, Diana
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-07T12:58:18Z
dc.date.available2014-11-07T12:58:18Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis 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.citationOgada et al. Agricultural and Food Economics 2014, 2:12en_US
dc.identifier.issn2193-7532
dc.identifier.other2193-7532
dc.identifier.urifile:///C:/Users/Milka/Downloads/Ogada.2%20article.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11628
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringerOpenen_US
dc.subjectTechnology adoptionen_US
dc.subjectSimultaneous estimationen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleFarm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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