eprintid: 10919
rev_number: 15
eprint_status: archive
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datestamp: 2018-11-01 05:11:41
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type: article
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creators_name: Simtowe, F
creators_name: Mausch, K
icrisatcreators_name: Mausch, K
affiliation: ICRISAT (Nairobi)
affiliation: CIMMYT (Nairobi)
country: Kenya
title: Who is quitting? An analysis of the dis-adoption of climate smart sorghum varieties in Tanzania
ispublished: pub
subjects: CSA
subjects: T1
subjects: s1.4
subjects: s2.8
divisions: CRPS5
crps: CG1
full_text_status: public
keywords: Sorghum, Tanzania, Bivariate selection, Dis-adoption
note: This work was undertaken as part of, and funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC). Funding support for this study was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
abstract: Purpose – New agricultural technologies are continuously generated and promoted for adoption by farmers
with the expectation that they bring about higher benefits than older technologies. Yet, depending on the
perceived benefits, the user of the technology may choose to stop using it. This paper aims to analyze what
drives farmers to dis-adopt climate smart sorghum varieties in Tanzania.
Design/methodology/approach – The study uses cross-sectional farm household level data collected in
Tanzania from a sample of 767 households. The determinants of dis-adoption are explored using a bivariate
probit with sample selection model.
Findings – The authors find that while farmers switch between different sorghum varieties, most farmers
actually quit sorghum production. Older farmers and those facing biotic stresses such attacks by birds are
more likely to dis-adopt sorghum.
Practical implications – These findings suggest that there is scope for improving and sustaining the
adoption of sorghum varieties in Tanzania once extension services are strengthened. The findings also point
to a well-founded theory on the role ofmarkets in enhancing the overall sustainability of food systems.
Social implications – The study findings have broader implications for understanding the sustainability
of improved technology adoption
Originality/value – Dis-adoption is also positively associated with the lack of access to markets
underscoring the role of markets in enhancing the overall sustainability of technology adoption and food
systems.
date: 2019
date_type: published
publication: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (TSI)
volume: 11
number: 3
publisher: Emerald Publishing
pagerange: 341-357
id_number: 10.1108/IJCCSM-01-2018-0007
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1756-8692
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-01-2018-0007
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related_url_type: pub
funders: Bill and Melinda Gates foundation
projects: This article falls under the diva project
citation:   Simtowe, F and Mausch, K  (2019) Who is quitting? An analysis of the dis-adoption of climate smart sorghum varieties in Tanzania.  International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (TSI), 11 (3).  pp. 341-357.  ISSN 1756-8692     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/10919/1/2018_Simtowe_IJCCSM-01-2018-0007.pdf