The study investigated the factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among small-scale farmers in Embu County, Kenya. Data was collected from a sample of 384 ...small-scale farmers obtained through multistage sampling procedure in ten sub-locations. Binary Logit model was used to determine the effect of selected institutional and socio-economic factors on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia. The results revealed that education level (wald=26.160), access to extension services (wald=6.246) and farm size (wald=4.271) had significant positive influence on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia while age of the farmer (wald=5.235) and market distance (wald=5.519) had a negative influence on the same. There is need to encourage the youth to embrace macadamia farming and to develop smart marketing strategies to promote adoption of improved cultivars.
This study evaluated socioeconomic factors influencing the uptake of regenerative agriculture technologies in the dry lands of Embu County. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 400 ...farm households. Multivariate Probit model (MVP) and percentage were used to analyse the data. The findings of the study indicate that several socioeconomic factors including farming experience, farm size, main occupation, off-farm activities, age, gender, marital status and education level influenced the uptake of various regenerative agriculture technologies. Government and other inventors should take these factors into consideration while making decisions and formulating policies to support the dissemination and uptake of agricultural innovations.
Abstract The study investigated the factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia (Macadamia spp) among small-scale farmers in Embu County, Kenya. Data was collected from a sample ...of 384 small-scale farmers obtained through multistage stratified sampling technique and probability proportionate to size in ten sub-locations in the study area. Binary Logit model was used to determine the effect of selected institutional and socio-economic factors on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia. The results revealed that education level, access to extension services and farm size had significant positive influence on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia while age of the farmer and market distance had a negative influence on the same. There is need to encourage the youth to embrace macadamia farming and to develop smart marketing strategies to promote adoption of improved cultivars.
Abstract The study investigated the factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia (Macadamia spp) among small-scale farmers in Embu County, Kenya. Data was collected from a sample ...of 384 small-scale farmers obtained through multistage stratified sampling technique and probability proportionate to size in ten sub-locations in the study area. Binary Logit model was used to determine the effect of selected institutional and socio-economic factors on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia. The results revealed that education level, access to extension services and farm size had significant positive influence on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia while age of the farmer and market distance had a negative influence on the same. There is need to encourage the youth to embrace macadamia farming and to develop smart marketing strategies to promote adoption of improved cultivars.
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