Determinants of non-transgenic soybean adoption among smallhoder farmers in Zambia
| Autor: | M. Muendo Kavoi, Nhamo Nhamo, Ziko Kahenge |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
food and beverages factor analysis Agriculture 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology TP368-456 Affect (psychology) 040401 food science Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) chipata district zambia Food processing and manufacture non-transgenic soybean adoption 0404 agricultural biotechnology 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries double hurdle model business Socioeconomics Socioeconomic status Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2331-1932 |
| Popis: | This study assessed how socioeconomic and attitudinal factors affect adoption of Non-Transgenic Soybean in Zambia. The study used quantitative primary data collected from 160 smallholder farming households in Chipata district. The Double Hurdle model was used to analyse both the factors determining adoption and the extent of adoption, while factor analysis was used to identify latent dimensions underlying the different variables that measured respondents’ attitudes towards Non-Transgenic soybean adoption and production. Parametric results showed that the decision to adopt Non-Transgenic soybean was affected by the age of the farmer, household size, livestock ownership and access to agricultural extension services of the households. Results further showed that the decision on the extent of adoption was largely influenced by presence of off-farm income, land size, livestock ownership, and access to credit services, gender and the marital status of the respondent. Further, Factor analysis results pointed out that the key attitudes were related to improved seed access, output pricing and marketing, as well as gender mainstreaming issues during promotion of production, marketing and consumption of soybean. The study concluded that Non-Transgenic Soybean adoption in Zambia is low despite the numerous socioeconomic prospects of the crop. The study further established that farmer attitudes towards the crop are negative. Hence there is minimal contribution of the crop to poverty alleviation and malnutrition. There is thus need for institutional strengthening in order to improve smallholder farmer access to information, credit services, extension services and access to land. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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