The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa

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dc.creatorNjuki, Jemimah
dc.creatorMapila, MT
dc.creatorZingore, Shamie
dc.creatorDelve, Robert J.
dc.date2008
dc.date2014-10-02T08:33:21Z
dc.date2014-10-02T08:33:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:47:22Z
dc.descriptionSocial capital has become a critical issue in agricultural development as it plays an important role in collective action, such as, management of common resources and collective marketing. Whilst literature exists on the role of social capital in the use and adoption of improved agricultural technology, such literature is fraught with issues of the measurement of social capital beyond membership of farmers in groups. We hypothesized that different types of social capital influence the adoption of soil management options differently. This study looked at the measurement of social capital, differentiating between the main types of social capital and employed factor analysis to aggregate indicators of social capital into bonding, bridging, and linking social capital. Using logit analysis, the role of these types of capitals on influencing use of different soil management options was analyzed. The study found that bonding, bridging, and linking social capital all influence the adoption and use of different soil management options differently, a trend that might be similar for other agricultural technologies as well. The study recommends more research investments in understanding the differentiated outcomes of these forms of social capital on use and adoption of technologies to further guide agricultural interventions.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/44160
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/88464
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNjuki, J; Mapila, MT; Zingore, S; Delve, RJ. 2008. The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa. Ecology and Society 13(2): 9.
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectsmall farms
dc.subjectsoil management
dc.subjectcommunity involvement
dc.subjectagricultores
dc.subjectexplotación en pequeña escala
dc.subjectmanejo del suelo
dc.subjectgénero
dc.subjectparticipación comunitaria
dc.subjectafrica meridional
dc.titleThe dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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