| dc.contributor.author | Kabunga, N. |
| dc.contributor.author | Dubois, T. |
| dc.contributor.author | Qaim, M. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:07:43Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:07:43Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-07 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kabunga, N., Dubois, T. & Qaim, M. (2012). Heterogeneous information exposure and technology adoption: the case of tissue culture bananas in Kenya. Agricultural Economics, 43(5), 473-486. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0169-5150 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1545 |
| dc.description | Published online: 5 July 2012 |
| dc.description.abstract | Classical innovation adoption models implicitly assume homogenous information flow across farmers, which is often not realistic. As a result, selection bias in adoption parameters may occur. We focus on tissue culture (TC) banana technology that was introduced in Kenya more than 10 years ago. Up till now, adoption rates have remained relatively low.We employ the average treatment effects approach to account for selection bias
and extend it by explicitly differentiating between awareness exposure (having heard of a technology) and knowledge exposure (understanding the attributes of a technology). Using a sample of Kenyan banana farmers, we find that estimated adoption parameters differ little when comparing the classical adoption model with one that corrects for heterogeneous awareness exposure. However, parameters differ considerably when accounting
for heterogeneous knowledge exposure. This is plausible: while many farmers have heard about TC technology, its successful use requires notable changes in cultivation practices, and proper understanding is not yet very widespread. These results are also important for other technologies that are knowledge-intensive and require considerable adjustments in traditional practices. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Technology Adoption |
| dc.subject | Adoption Gap |
| dc.subject | Biotechnology |
| dc.subject | Average Treatment Effects |
| dc.subject | Heterogeneous Knowledge Exposure |
| dc.title | Heterogeneous information exposure and technology adoption: the case of tissue culture bananas in Kenya |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.crp | Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | East Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Kenya |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Banana |
| cg.journal | Agricultural Economics |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 82106 |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00597.x |
