Understanding the process of agricultural technology
| dc.creator | Lambrecht, Isabel B. | |
| dc.creator | Vanlauwe, Bernard | |
| dc.creator | Merckx, Roel | |
| dc.creator | Maertens, M. | |
| dc.date | 2014-07 | |
| dc.date | 2016-07-04T08:15:22Z | |
| dc.date | 2016-07-04T08:15:22Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T16:06:01Z | |
| dc.description | We analyze the adoption of mineral fertilizer in South-Kivu. We model technology adoption as a three-step-process,including awareness, tryout, and adoption; and empirically analyze these steps using cross-sectional farm-household data, and bivariateand Heckman selection probit models. We find that awareness about fertilizer is high (57%) and mainly determined by education andsocial capital. Tryout is low (13% of aware farmers) but positively influenced by extension interventions. Continued adoption is high(70% of tryout farmers) but capital constraints are important and not all extension interventions are effective for continued adoption.Our results entail implications for extension policies in poor areas. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75910 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/122506 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.rights | Limited Access | |
| dc.source | Lambrecht, I., Vanlauwe, B., Merckx, R. & Maertens, M. (2014). Understanding the process of agricultural technology adoption: mineral fertilizer in eastern DR Congo. World Development, 59, 132-146. | |
| dc.subject | mineral fertilizer | |
| dc.subject | soil fertility | |
| dc.title | Understanding the process of agricultural technology | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |