Determinants of adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Nigeria
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2020-11-03
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Elsevier
Abstract
Despite the important roles of Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAPs) in improving productivity,
welfare, and food security of farming households, the adoption rates of SAPs have been perceived to be
generally low, especially in developing countries. Using cross-sectional data collected from the 2015
Nigeria General Household Survey, this study examines the factors influencing the adoption of multiple
SAPs, while also considering the drivers of the intensity of adoption of these practices. The methods of
data analysis are based on the Multivariate probit and the Ordered probit models. The SAPs considered
include improved seeds, inorganic fertilizer, mixed-cropping techniques, and organic manure. The
empirical results show that farmers’ adoption of different SAPs and their intensity of use depend
significantly on factors such as the age of household head, gender, education, household size, access to
extension services, and household wealth status. Our findings imply that policymakers and agricultural
development agencies should seek to maintain or increase household asset bases, and encourage both
formal and informal training programme among farming households to facilitate the adoption of SAPs.
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Publication history: Accepted - 28 October 2020; Published online - 3 November 2020.
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Sustainable land management, Adoption intensity, Multivariate probit, Ordered probit, Developing countries
Citation
Oyetunde-Usman, Z., Olagunju, K. O. and Ogunpaimo, O. R. (2021) ‘Determinants of adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Nigeria’, International Soil and Water Conservation Research. Elsevier BV, 9(2), pp. 241–248. doi: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2020.10.007.