Muchai, DianaMwabu, GermanoOgada, Maurice J2015-02-252015-02-252014Agricultural and Food Economics 2014, 2:12 http://www.agrifoodecon.com/content/2/1/12http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12282This 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.enKenyaAfricaSimultaneous estimationTechnology adoptionArticle