Social Network Structures among Groundnut Farmers
| Autor: | Naveen Puppala, Mary Thuo, Boris E. Bravo-Ureta, Nelson Kidula, Evelyn Nasambu Okoko, David Kalule Okello, Alexandra Bell, C. Michael Deom |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Social network
business.industry Geography Planning and Development Agricultural education Social network analysis (criminology) Agricultural economics Social relation Education Agricultural science Interpersonal ties Interpersonal relationship Agricultural productivity General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Productivity |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 19:339-359 |
| ISSN: | 1750-8622 1389-224X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1389224x.2012.757244 |
| Popis: | Purpose: Groundnut farmers in East Africa have experienced declines in production despite research and extension efforts to increase productivity. This study examined how social network structures related to acquisition of information about new seed varieties and productivity among groundnut farmers in Uganda and Kenya.Design/methodology/approach: Data came from face-to-face interviews with a sample of 491 farmers randomly selected from a larger frame purposefully selected to represent farmers who had worked with researchers and farmers who had not, and to represent both male and female farmers. We used social network analysis to visualize and interpret patterns of farmers' networks with regard to information sources, productivity supports and local group affiliations.Findings: Ugandan farmers primarily used weak ties with researchers and extension agents as sources of information. In contrast, Kenyan farmers used strong ties with close associates. For farmers in both countries weak ties were leas... |
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