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dc.contributor.authorAjayi, O.
dc.contributor.authorNokoe, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:21:16Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:21:16Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.identifier.citationAjayi, O. & Nokoe, S. (2000). Conceptual models for technology adoption by small scale farmers. Biometry and quality of life: In Proceedings of the SUSAN-IBS scientific workshop,"Biometry and Quality of Life", 23-28 August, 1999, Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p. 228-234).
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3727
dc.description.abstractAcceleration of agricultural production rates to meet the needs of an ever-growing population remains a central issue today as ever in World agriculture. Various national and international agricultural research centres around the world have invested much efforts in developing new technologies with great potentials for better yield than existing ones, but the level of farmers' adoption of these, which is crucial to the much needed increased production rates have been quite low. Interestingly, studies have shown that technology adoption is not an "event" but a "process" which is dynamic and influenced by some important socio-economic factors. This study, develop models that relates technology adoption rate to these co-determining factors. In general terms, the model should give a very quick knowledge of expected adoption rate, while its estimated parameters will give hints on methods for improved performance.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAdoption Probabilities
dc.subjectGompertz
dc.subjectLogit
dc.subjectSocio-Economic Factors
dc.subjectWeibull Distribution
dc.subjectNew Technologies
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.titleConceptual models for technology adoption by small scale farmers
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectDiseases Control
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
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