Does agricultural training and demonstration matter in technology adoption? The empirical evidence from small rice farmers in Tanzania

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Mgendi, By George

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

作者机构： Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Econ & Dev, 12 South Ave, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China;AfricaRice Ctr AfricaRice, Policy Innovat Syst & Impact Assessment Program, Dar Es salaam, Tanzania;Cent Univ Finance & Econ, China Econ & Management Acad, 39 South Coll Rd, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China

关键词： Training and demonstration; Agriculture extensionprogram; Technology adoption; Tanzania

期刊名称：TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY （ 2022影响因子：9.2； 五年影响因子：8.5 ）

ISSN： 0160-791X

年卷期： 2022 年 70 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Farmers' participation in extension training and demonstration programs may unleash farmers' potential and enable them to adopt improved production techniques to bring about sustainable farm productivity improve-ment. This study applies Poisson model with the endogenous covariate in primary data from 469 farming households in the Mvomero district of Tanzania to determine the effect of the agricultural extension training and demonstration programs on the adoption intensity of rice production technologies practices (RPTPs). The study found that training and demonstration programs improved the adoption intensity of RPTPs by 64.4%, and governments and other stakeholders should invest more in them. Simultaneously, access to irrigation water improves RPTPs adoption intensity, implying that besides the extension programs, the provision of irrigation services is needed to promote rice production technologies and productivity improvement. Therefore, extension training and demonstration programs should incorporate farming training on RPTPs as a set of complementary innovations to guide the adoption of multiple technology practices.

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