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    Understanding the process of agricultural technology

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    Date
    2014
    Author
    Lambrecht, I.
    Vanlauwe, Bernard
    Merckx, R.
    Maertens, M.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    We analyze the adoption of mineral fertilizer in South-Kivu. We model technology adoption as a three-step-process,including awareness, tryout, and adoption; and empirically analyze these steps using cross-sectional farm-household data, and bivariateand Heckman selection probit models. We find that awareness about fertilizer is high (57%) and mainly determined by education andsocial capital. Tryout is low (13% of aware farmers) but positively influenced by extension interventions. Continued adoption is high(70% of tryout farmers) but capital constraints are important and not all extension interventions are effective for continued adoption.Our results entail implications for extension policies in poor areas.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.024
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1002
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    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.024
    Agrovoc Terms
    Mineral Fertilizer; Soil Fertility
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Journals
    World Development
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