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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Adoption of interrelated sustainable agricultural practices in smallholder systems: Evidence from rural Tanzania
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 80, No. 3, Year 2013
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Soil fertility depletion is considered one of the main biophysical limiting factors for increasing per capita food production for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs), as a way to tackle this challenge, has become an important issue in the development policy agenda in the region. This paper examines the adoption decisions for SAPs, using recent primary data of multiple plot-level observations collected in 4 districts and 60 villages of rural Tanzania. The paper employs a multivariate probit technique to model simultaneous interdependent adoption decisions by farm households. The analysis reveals that rainfall, insects and disease shocks, government effectiveness in provision of extension services, tenure status of plot, social capital, plot location and size, and household assets, all influence farmer investment in SAPs. Policies that target SAPs and are aimed at organizing farmers into associations, improving land tenure security, and enhancing skills of civil servants can increase uptake of SAPs in smallholder systems. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kassie, Menale B.
Kenya, Nairobi
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Cimmyt
Jaleta, Moti D.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Cimmyt
Shiferaw, Bekele A.
Kenya, Nairobi
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Cimmyt
Mmbando, Frank E.
Tanzania
Selian Agricultural Research Institute Sari
Mekuria, Mulugetta
Zimbabwe, Harare
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Harare
Statistics
Citations: 580
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.techfore.2012.08.007
ISSN:
00401625
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Tanzania