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Armel Nonvide G M. Identification of Factors Affecting Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties among Smallholder Farmers in the Municipality of Malanville, Benin. JAST 2020; 22 (2) :305-316
URL: http://jast.modares.ac.ir/article-23-14745-en.html
Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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Adoption of improved rice varieties is important for improving rice yield in Benin. This study employed a double-hurdle model to assess factors influencing the adoption of improved rice varieties using a cross-sectional dataset of 360 farmers randomly selected in the municipality of Malanville in Benin. Estimation of the first hurdle indicates that education, frequency of extension visits, frequency of farmer-based organization meetings, access to credit, participation in market, off-farm activities, fertilizer use, perception of soil fertility, access to media and ownership of mobile phone play significant roles in adoption decision-making process in the municipality of Malanville. The results from the second hurdle show that the land under improved rice is positively associated with education, rice-farming experience, credit, off-farm activities, and soil fertility. These findings suggest a strong institutional support measures for promoting the improved rice varieties in Benin.
 
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Article Type: Research Paper | Subject: Agricultural Economics/Agriculture Marketing and Supply Chains
Received: 2017/11/26 | Accepted: 2019/05/4 | Published: 2020/03/1

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