eprintid: 11906
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creators_name: Kimbi, T G
creators_name: Akpo, E
creators_name: Kongola, E
creators_name: Ojiewo, C O
creators_name: Vernooy, R
creators_name: Muricho, G
creators_name: Ringo, J
creators_name: Lukurugu, G A
creators_name: Varshney, R K
creators_name: Tabo, R
icrisatcreators_name: Kimbi, T G
icrisatcreators_name: Akpo, E
icrisatcreators_name: Ojiewo, C O
icrisatcreators_name: Muricho, G
icrisatcreators_name: Varshney, R K
icrisatcreators_name: Tabo, R
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, Dodoma, Tanzania
affiliation: Ecole de Gestion et de Production Végétale et Semencière, Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Kétou, Bénin
affiliation: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, c/o Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, Netherlands
country: India
country: Tanzania
country: Benin
title: A probit Analysis of Determinants of Adoption of Improved Sorghum Technologies Among Farmers in Tanzania
ispublished: pub
subjects: GL1
subjects: T1
subjects: s1.4
divisions: GRP_ACI
divisions: CRPS5
divisions: CRPS1
full_text_status: public
keywords: Sorghum, Small Holder Farmers, Tanzania
abstract: The adoption of improved sorghum technologies by smallholder farmers is still low in Tanzania. Many farmers
fail to acquire quality inputs due to different underlying reasons. This article analyzes factors underlining the
adoption of improved technologies among sorghum farmers in Tanzania and evaluates profitability of grain
production. A total of 212 individual farmers were interviewed through structured questionnaires from nine
districts. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, probit regression model and gross margin analysis.
Results show that 39.2%, 26.5%, 16.9%, 8.4% and 7.2% of sorghum farmers adopted seeds of improved
varieties, insecticides, inorganic fertilizers, threshing machine and optimum seed rate, respectively. Probit
estimates indicated that age, sex, number of years in school, group membership, farm size, availability of free
seeds, seed accessibility, grain market accessibility and grain market price were the significant factors
influencing adoption of these technologies. Adopters obtained higher profitability (822,288 Tshs/ha) than
non-adopters (374,363 Tshs/ha) of improved varieties. Further policy actions are needed to improve determinants
of adoption, breeding technologies and accessibility of agricultural inputs to ensure benefits to farmers and the
sorghum sub-sector.
date: 2020-12
date_type: published
publication: Journal of Agricultural Science (TSI)
volume: 13
number: 1
publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)
pagerange: 73-87
id_number: doi:10.5539/jas.v13n1p73
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1916-9752
official_url: https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n1p73
citation:   Kimbi, T G and Akpo, E and Kongola, E and Ojiewo, C O and Vernooy, R and Muricho, G and Ringo, J and Lukurugu, G A and Varshney, R K and Tabo, R  (2020) A probit Analysis of Determinants of Adoption of Improved Sorghum Technologies Among Farmers in Tanzania.  Journal of Agricultural Science (TSI), 13 (1).  pp. 73-87.  ISSN 1916-9752     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/11906/1/Kimbietal2021_JournalOfAgriculturalScience.pdf