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Provedor de dados: | Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
País: | United States
Título: | The Role of Varietal Attributes on Adoption of Improved Seed Varieties. The Case of Sorghum in Kenya
Autores: | Timu,   Anne G.; Mulwa,   Richard M.; Okello,   Julius Juma; Kamau,   Mercy W.
Data: | 2012-05-07
Ano: | 2012
Palavras-chave: | Sorghum; Variety Attributes; Multi Variate Probit Model; Adoption.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Resumo: | This paper examines the effect of variety attributes on adoption of improved sorghum varieties in Kenya. Using data from 140 farmers, the paper uses a multivariate probit to identify variety-specific drivers of adoption. The results on the perception of farmers variety attributes show that improved varieties had desirable production and marketing attributes while the local varieties were perceived to have the best consumption attributes. Evidence further indicates that the major sorghum variety attributes driving rapid adoption are taste, drought tolerance, yield, ease of cooking and the variety’s ability to fetch a price premium. Early maturity, a major focus of research has no effect on adoption.  The findings of the study imply that, while developing improved seed varieties, breeders should also focus on non yield attributes like taste and ease of cooking. Secondly, it is important that both producers and consumers of sorghum be involved in the seed evaluation process.
Tipo: | Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/123301
Relação: | Agricultural and Applied Economics Association&gt;2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington
Formato: | 20