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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Technology characteristics, farmers' perceptions and adoption decisions: A Tobit model application in Sierra Leone
Agricultural Economics, Volume 9, No. 4, Year 1993
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The objective of this paper is to test the hypothesis that farmer perceptions of technology-specific characteristics significantly condition technology adoption decisions. Earlier adoption studies have not considered this in the analysis of the determinants of adoption decisions. The omission of farmers' evaluation of technology-specific attributes may bias the results of factors conditioning adoption choices. A Tobit model was used to test this hypothesis using a stratified random sample of 124 mangrove swamp rice farmers in Sierra Leone. The issue investigated is the adoption of improved mangrove swamp rice varieties. The estimated model results show that farmer perceptions of the technology-specific attributes of the varieties are the major factors determining adoption and use intensities. Indicators of adoption determinants traditionally used in adoption-diffusion studies were found not to be important in driving adoption decisions. Therefore, there is need for adoption studies to consider farmers' perceptions of technology-specific attributes in the assessment of technology adoption decisions. © 1993.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adesina, Akinwumi Ayo
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Africarice
Zinnah, Moses M.
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Statistics
Citations: 869
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0169-5150(93)90019-9
e-ISSN:
15740862
Study Locations
Sierra Leone