?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3068%2F&rft.title=Assessing+adoption+potential+of+new+groundnut+varieties+in+Malawi.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+11.+%0D%0A&rft.creator=Freeman%2C+H+A&rft.creator=Van+der+Merwe%2C+P+J+A&rft.creator=Subrahmanyam%2C+P&rft.creator=Chiyembekeza%2C+A+J&rft.creator=Kaguoungo%2C+W&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.description=This+study+uses+farmers+who+hosted+on-farm+trials+and+demonstrations+involving+three+new+groundnut+varieties+in+Malawi+to+assess+their+acceptability+and+adoption+potential.+It+also+examines+patterns+of+seed+diffusion+among+trial+farmers+as+well+as+among+non-trial+farmers+who+were+members+of+seed+banks.+The+study+shows+that+trial+follow-up+surveys+provide+a+cost-effective+approach+for+assessing+early+adoption+and+providing+feedback+to+researchers.+Although+this+study+is+useful+it+needs+to+be+perceived+and+designed+as+one+of+several+studies+that+help+researchers+understand+the+complexity+of+farmers'+adoption+decisions.+%0D%0A&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+&rft.contributor=Freeman%2C+H+A&rft.date=2001&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3068%2F1%2FAssessing_Adoption_Potential_of_New_Groundnut_...pdf&rft.identifier=++Freeman%2C+H+A+and+Van+der+Merwe%2C+P+J+A+and+Subrahmanyam%2C+P+and+Chiyembekeza%2C+A+J+and+Kaguoungo%2C+W++(2001)+Assessing+adoption+potential+of+new+groundnut+varieties+in+Malawi.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+11.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+%2C+Nairobi%2C+Kenya.+++++