Suitable for Whom? The Case of System of Rice Intensification in Tanzania

Autor/in	Tumusiime, Emmanuel
Titel	Suitable for Whom? The Case of System of Rice Intensification in Tanzania
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 23 (2017) 4, S.335-350 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-224X
DOI	10.1080/1389224X.2017.1310660
Schlagwörter	Food; Foreign Countries; Agricultural Occupations; Multivariate Analysis; Surveys; Factor Analysis; Socioeconomic Status; Comparative Analysis; Probability; Poverty; Classification; Agricultural Production; Regression (Statistics); Interviews; Human Capital; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Ausland; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Multivariate Analyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Faktorenanalyse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Armut; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Production; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Humankapital; Tansania
Abstract	Purpose: This study examines the suitability of the system of rice intensification (SRI) for diverse small-scale farmers in Tanzania by exploring if poor and non-poor farmers adopt the system to a similar extent. Originality: The suitability of low-external input technologies such as SRI for diverse African farmers is a contentious issue. Existing studies suggest that adoption may be skewed away from poorer farmers, but no studies have explicitly categorized farmers who participate in adoption of SRI. Methods: Farmers exposed to SRI were randomly surveyed. Sample farmers were categorized into three socioeconomic groups--wealthier, middle-wealth, and poorer--using factor and cluster analysis approaches. Wealth category is then used in a logit model to determine probabilities of adopting SRI practices across the different groups. Findings: The results indicate that middle-wealth group adopt SRI to a greater extent compared to the wealthier and poorer groups. The extent of adoption by wealthier and poorer groups is similar, although constraining circumstances differ. Access to factors that consistently explained adoption: contact with extension services, land with water, and labor, vary systematically among groups. Theoretical implication: Low adoption is often assumed on reduced exposure to a technology, and non-adopters are expected to eventually adopt. The results suggest, however, that farmers, who have not adopted, may not do so, even after being exposed. SRI as a package does not fit their socioeconomic conditions. Practical implications: To support adoption across all wealth categories, extension should focus on promoting individual practices rather than the package to enable farmers adopt practices that fit their socioeconomic characteristics. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01