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| 024 | 8 | _ahttps://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n1p73 | |
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_aKimbi, T. _930033 |
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | _aA probit analysis of determinants of adoption of improved sorghum technologies among farmers in Tanzania |
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_aUnited Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c2021. |
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| 500 | _aOpen Access | ||
| 520 | _aThe adoption of improved sorghum technologies by smallholder farmers is still low in Tanzania. Many farmers fail to acquire quality inputs due to different underlying reasons. This article analyzes factors underlining the adoption of improved technologies among sorghum farmers in Tanzania and evaluates profitability of grain production. A total of 212 individual farmers were interviewed through structured questionnaires from nine districts. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, probit regression model and gross margin analysis. Results show that 39.2%, 26.5%, 16.9%, 8.4% and 7.2% of sorghum farmers adopted seeds of improved varieties, insecticides, inorganic fertilizers, threshing machine and optimum seed rate, respectively. Probit estimates indicated that age, sex, number of years in school, group membership, farm size, availability of free seeds, seed accessibility, grain market accessibility and grain market price were the significant factors influencing adoption of these technologies. Adopters obtained higher profitability (822,288 Tshs/ha) than non-adopters (374,363 Tshs/ha) of improved varieties. Further policy actions are needed to improve determinants of adoption, breeding technologies and accessibility of agricultural inputs to ensure benefits to farmers and the sorghum sub-sector. | ||
| 546 | _aText in English | ||
| 591 | _aVarshney, R.K. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation | ||
| 591 | _aTabo, R. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation | ||
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_aPoverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs _bSeed Equal _cGenetic Innovation _dBill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) |
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_aProfitability _2AGROVOC _98416 |
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_aSmallholders _2AGROVOC _91763 |
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_aSeed _2AGROVOC _99893 |
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_aImprovement _2AGROVOC _92472 |
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_aVarieties _2AGROVOC _91303 |
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_aTechnology adoption _2AGROVOC _91287 |
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_aUnited Republic of Tanzania _2AGROVOC _94101 |
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_aAkpo, E. _8001713988 _gGlobal Maize Program _930015 |
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_aKongola, E. _930022 |
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_8001712848 _aOjiewo, C.O. _gGenetics Resource Program _gDryland Crops Program _929311 |
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_aVernooy, R. _938141 |
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_aMuricho, G. _8001712985 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _93230 |
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_aJustin Ringo _98269 |
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_aLukurugu, G.A. _930037 |
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_aVarshney, R.K. _95901 |
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_aTabo, R. _99534 |
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_tJournal of Agricultural Science _dUnited Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2021. _x1916-9752 _gv. 13, no. 1, p. 73-87 _w56848 |
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_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/35451 |
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