Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa

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dc.creatorAinembabazi, John H.
dc.creatorAsten, Piet J.A. van
dc.creatorVanlauwe, Bernard
dc.creatorOuma, Emily A.
dc.creatorBlomme, Guy
dc.creatorBirachi, Eliud Abucheli
dc.creatorDontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
dc.creatorMignouna, Djana B.
dc.creatorManyong, Victor M.
dc.date2017-03
dc.date2016-12-16T17:01:40Z
dc.date2016-12-16T17:01:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:28:18Z
dc.descriptionThe article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer the duration of MFG, the shorter the adoption lag and much more so if combined with extension service delivery. Farmer groups function as an important mechanism for improving farm productivity through reduced technical inefficiency in input use. We discuss the policy implications under which farmer groups are a useful channel to reduce adoption lag, and the means through which improved farm performance can be achieved.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/78370
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/79171
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceAinembabazi, J.H.; van Asten, P.; Vanlauwe, B.; Ouma, E.; Blomme, G.; Abucheli Birachi, E.; Dontsop Nguezet, P.M.; Mignouna, D.B.; Manyong, V.M. (2016) Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa. Agricultural Economics 48(2) p. 241–259 ISSN: 0169-5150
dc.subjectfarmers association
dc.subjectfarmer participation
dc.subjectfarms
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectinnovation adoption
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectagricultores
dc.subjectadopción de innovaciones
dc.subjecttecnología
dc.subjectasociaciones de agricultores
dc.subjectparticipación de agricultores
dc.titleImproving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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