| dc.contributor.author | Lambrecht, I. |
| dc.contributor.author | Vanlauwe, Bernard |
| dc.contributor.author | Merckx, R. |
| dc.contributor.author | Maertens, M. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T10:58:29Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T10:58:29Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lambrecht, I., Vanlauwe, B., Merckx, R. & Maertens, M. (2014). Understanding the process of agricultural technology adoption: mineral fertilizer in eastern DR Congo. World Development, 59, 132-146. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0305-750X |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1002 |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. |
| dc.format.extent | 132-146 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Mineral Fertilizer |
| dc.subject | Soil Fertility |
| dc.title | Understanding the process of agricultural technology |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute |
| cg.journal | World Development |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 77931 |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.024 |
