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    A recipe for success? Learning from the rapid adoption of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia

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    Date
    2018
    Author
    Verkaart, S.
    Mausch, K.
    Claessens, Lieven
    Giller, K.E.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Many studies detail constraints deemed responsible for the limited adoption of new technologies among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. By contrast, here we study the conditions that led to the remarkably fast spread of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia. Within just seven years, the adoption rate rose from 30 to 80% of the farmers. A combination of factors explains the rapid uptake. Their attraction lay in superior returns and disease resistance. Chickpea was already an important crop for rural households in the studied districts, for both cash income and consumption. Good market access and an easy accessibility of extension services advanced the adoption process. Thus, an attractive technology suitable for rural households in a conducive environment enabled adoption. Our findings prompt us to stress the importance of tailoring agricultural innovations to the realities and demands of rural households, and the need to design and deploy interventions on the basis of ex-ante knowledge on factors potentially determining their success or failure.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1559007
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5202
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Lieven Claessenshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2961-8990
    Ken E Gillerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5998-4652
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1559007
    IITA Subjects
    Livelihoods; Markets; Smallholder Farmers
    Agrovoc Terms
    Chickpeas; Technology Transfer; Ethiopia; East Africa; Smallholders; Households
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Ethiopia
    Journals
    International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
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