Increasing smallholder farmers’ market participation through technology adoption in rural Timor‐Leste

Autor: Sonia Akter, Namrata Chindarkar, William Erskine, Luc Spyckerelle, Julie Imron, Lucia Viana Branco
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 280-298 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-2680
DOI: 10.1002/app5.329
Popis: Abstract This study examines the role of high‐yielding maize varieties as one of the key drivers of smallholder farmers’ market participation in a highly subsistence rural economy. The analysis is based on the End‐of‐Program Survey data collected by the Seeds of Life program in 2016 covering 700 households in rural Timor‐Leste. The results reveal significant positive impacts of technology adoption on farmers’ market participation. Households where women are relatively more active in agriculture than men are more likely to engage in agricultural commerce. The results also show a positive impact of technology adoption on maize productivity. These findings present the first empirical evidence of the causal link between technology adoption and market participation choices.
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