Is a Training Program Sufficient to Improve the Smallholder Farmers' Productivity in Africa? Empirical Evidence from a Chinese Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Tanzania

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第一作者： Mgendi, George

作者： Mgendi, George;Mao, Shiping;Qiao, Fangbin

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关键词： China-Africa cooperation; agricultural program; agricultural training; technology adoption

期刊名称：SUSTAINABILITY （ 影响因子：3.251； 五年影响因子：3.473 ）

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年卷期： 2021 年 13 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The article aims to analyze the effect of training programs on the yield of smallholder farmers. The empirical analysis employed a sample of data collected from a rice farming household in the Mvomero district of Tanzania. The results indicate that the yield outcome among trained and non-trained farmers with water access for irrigation was significantly more than double; however, the yield difference between trained and non-trained farmers was insignificant in non-irrigated plots. Our findings have policy implications for agricultural development in developing countries where training programs alone may not be a panacea for smallholder farmers' productivity improvement. Therefore, respective governments, policymakers, and other agricultural stakeholders, should consider both farm and non-farm factors altogether, which may increase agricultural training effectiveness to address the challenges of low yields.

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