http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6786 2013-09-20T05:49:36Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/6786/ Assessing adoption potential of new groundnut varieties in Malawi Freeman, H A Merwe, P J A Van der Subrahmanyam, P Chiyembekeza, A J Kaguongo, W Groundnut Farmers hosted on-farm trials and demonstrations involving three new groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) varieties in Malawi to assess their acceptability and adoption potential. Patterns of seed diffusion among trial farmers were examined as well as among non-trial farmers who were members of seed banks. The study showed that trial follow-up surveys provide a cost-effective approach for assessing early adoption and providing feedback to researchers. While useful, however, such studies are not an end in themselves. Rather they need to be perceived and designed as one of several studies that help researchers understand the complexity of farmers' adoption decisions Cambridge University Press 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/6786/1/ExpAgric_38_2_211-221_2002.pdf Freeman, H A and Merwe, P J A Van der and Subrahmanyam, P and Chiyembekeza, A J and Kaguongo, W (2002) Assessing adoption potential of new groundnut varieties in Malawi. Experimental Agriculture, 38 (2). pp. 211-221. ISSN 0014-4797 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0014479702000261 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage