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Does cooperative membership increase and accelerate agricultural technology adoption? Empirical evidence from Zambia

dc.contributor.authorManda, J.
dc.contributor.authorKhonje, M.
dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorHirpa Tufa, A.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, T.
dc.contributor.authorMutenje, M.
dc.contributor.authorSetimela, P.S.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, V.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-14T13:08:58Z
dc.date.available2021-09-14T13:08:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationManda, J., Khonje, M. G., Alene, A. D., Tufa, A. H., Abdoulaye, T., Mutenje, M., ... & Manyong, V. (2020). Does cooperative membership increase and accelerate agricultural technology adoption? Empirical evidence from Zambia. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 158, 120160: 1-12.
dc.identifier.issn0040-1625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7242
dc.description.abstractIn developing countries, agricultural cooperatives are increasingly being used to promote improved agricultural technologies and alleviate food insecurity and poverty. However, little is known about the role of agricultural cooperatives in accelerating the adoption of improved agricultural technologies. Using a comprehensive balanced household panel and varietal data, this study applied the difference-in-difference model to identify factors affecting farmers’ decision to become cooperative members and the impact of cooperative membership on the adoption of improved maize, inorganic fertilizer and crop rotation. Furthermore, the study used the inverse probability weighted regression adjustment model to analyze the impact of cooperative membership on the speed of adoption of improved maize varieties. We found that cooperative membership increased the probability of technology adoption by 11–24 percentage points. Results further indicated that the average time to adoption was about 8 years, but it was shorter for cooperative members. The results showed that, on average, cooperative membership increased the speed of adoption of improved maize by 1.6–4.3 years. Generally, the results suggest the need for policies which promote farmer organizations such as cooperatives coupled with effective extension services for faster and greater adoption of improved technologies.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-12
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAnalysis
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectCrop Improvement
dc.subjectZambia
dc.subjectCooperatives
dc.titleDoes cooperative membership increase and accelerate agricultural technology adoption? Empirical evidence from Zambia
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Gottingen
cg.contributor.affiliationThe International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMANDA:2020a
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectPolicies and Institutions
cg.journalTechnological Forecasting & Social Change
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 20 Jun 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120160
cg.iitaauthor.identifierJulius Manda: 0000-0002-9599-5906
cg.iitaauthor.identifierArega Alene: 0000-0002-2491-4603
cg.iitaauthor.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPeter Setimela: 0000-0001-7316-4514
cg.iitaauthor.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
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cg.identifier.volume158
cg.contributor.acknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from USAID/Zambia. The household survey was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Zambia and the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI). We thank Bernadette Chimai (University of Zambia), Petros Mkandawire, formerly International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Mully Phiri of the Zambia Central Statistics Office (CSO) who competently supervised the data collection process.


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