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024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-019-0135-7
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100	1		_92482 _aSimtowe, F.P. _8I1706896 _gSocioeconomics Program
245	1	0	_aHeterogeneous seed access and information exposure : _bimplications for the adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Uganda
260			_aHeidelberg (Germany) : _bSpringer, _c2019.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aOpen Access
520			_aFrequent droughts in sub-Saharan Africa imply water stress for rainfed agriculture and, ultimately, food insecurity, underlining the region's vulnerability to climate change. Yet, in the maize-growing areas, farmers have been given new drought-coping options following the release and availability of drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs). These varieties are being disseminated through the National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in collaboration with seed companies; however, their adoption still appears somewhat modest, and empirical studies on their adoption potential and associated drivers are scarce. We use empirical data from Uganda to estimate the actual and potential adoption rates and the adoption determinants of DTMVs under information and seed access constraints. Adoption rates for DTMVs could have been up to 22% in 2015 instead of the observed sample adoption rate of 14% if the whole population had been exposed to them. The adoption rate could increase to 30% if seed were availed to the farming population and to 47% if seed were sold at a more affordable price to farmers. The observed adoption rate of 14% implies gaps in the potential adoption rates of 8%, 16%, and 33% because of a lack of awareness, a lack of seed access, and high seed prices, respectively. The findings underscore the role of both market and non-market-based approaches and the potential to further scale the cultivation of DTMVs in Uganda.
526			_aMCRP _bFP3 _bFP4
546			_aText in English
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91082 _aDrought tolerance
650		7	_aVarieties _gAGROVOC _2 _91303
650		7	_aMaize _gAGROVOC _2 _91173
650		7	_2AGROVOC _99893 _aSeed
651		7	_2AGROVOC _99554 _aUganda
651		7	_2AGROVOC _91950 _aAfrica South of Sahara
700	1		_aMarenya, P.P. _gSocioeconomics Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8I1705822 _9787
700	1		_aAmondo, E.I. _8001714050 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _910014
700	1		_9928 _aRegasa, M.W. _gFormerly Global Maize Program _8INT3344
700	1		_9942 _aRahut, D.B. _gSocioeconomics Program _8INT3364
700	1		_aErenstein, O. _gFormerly Socioeconomics Program _8INT2677 _9848
773	0		_tAgricultural and Food Economics _gv. 7, no. 1, art. 15 _dHeidelberg (Germany) : Springer, 2019 _x2193-7532 _w57168
856	4		_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/20181
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