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Title:Factors Affecting Adoption of Long Staple Cotton Variety among Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe
Authors:Mutandwa, EdwardISNI
Gadzirayi, Christopher T.ISNI
Zingwe, FariraiISNI
Year:2007
Periodical:Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review (ISSN 1027-1775)
Volume:23
Issue:1
Period:January
Pages:1-14
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Zimbabwe
Southern Africa
Subjects:agricultural innovations
agricultural technology
cotton
small farms
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Development and Technology
Agriculture, Agronomy, Forestry
Gossypium hirsutum L.
Farms, Small
Sea Island cotton
agricultural credit
External link:http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/eastern_africa_social_science_research_review/v023/23.1mutandwa.pdf
Abstract:The changing requirements of the international cotton market have created the need for continual investment in new technological innovations in developing countries. This paper identifies factors that affect the adoption of long staple (LS9219) variety among smallholder cotton farmers in Matepatepa communal area of Mashonaland, Central Province of Zimbabwe. A total of 75 farmers were selected using stratified sampling and a structured questionnaire administered at the farm level. A binary logistic regression model was used to investigate adoption of the LS9219 variety. The results show that the economic returns per hectare for the traditional (SZ9314) and LS9219 varieties are not statistically different at the 5 percent level. Most farmers are aware of the new cotton variety. Agricultural credit is found to have a positive and significant effect on adoption. On the other hand, large farm size is negatively associated with adoption of LS9219 variety. These findings point to the need for a holistic approach in which agricultural credit and sufficient price premiums for long staple varieties are central for long-term sustainability. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]

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