Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western Kenya
Climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies are innovations meant to reduce the risks in agricultural production among smallholder farmers. Among the factors that influence farmer adoption of agricultural technologies are farmers' risk attitudes and household livelihood diversification. This s...
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| description | Climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies are innovations meant to reduce the risks in agricultural production among smallholder farmers. Among the factors that influence farmer adoption of agricultural technologies are farmers' risk attitudes and household livelihood diversification. This study, focused on determining how farmers' risk attitudes and household livelihood diversification influenced the adoption of CSA technologies in the Nyando basin. The study utilized primary data from 122 households from two administrative regions of Kisumu and Kericho counties in Kenya. The study employed the multivariate probit (MVP) and ordered probit (OP) models and descriptive statistics in data analysis using Stata 14.0. Results from the study indicated that farmers’ risk attitudes had a significant negative influence in the adoption of terraces, ridges and bunds as well as the intensity of adoption of given CSA technologies. Household livelihood diversification had a significant negative influence in the adoption of stress tolerant livestock but did not have a significant effect on the intensity of adoption of given CSA technologies. The study recommends that relevant stakeholders should introduce an appropriate agricultural index insurance product to Nyando basin farmers to encourage the broader adoption of CSA technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4db9c8e6e3184b43afa62b38a90546a42022-12-22T01:10:30ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-04-0184e09305Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western KenyaMumo Elijah Musyoki0John Ronoh Busienei1John Kamau Gathiaka2George Njomo Karuku3Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Corresponding author.Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, KenyaSchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agriculture Technology (LARMAT), University of Nairobi, KenyaClimate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies are innovations meant to reduce the risks in agricultural production among smallholder farmers. Among the factors that influence farmer adoption of agricultural technologies are farmers' risk attitudes and household livelihood diversification. This study, focused on determining how farmers' risk attitudes and household livelihood diversification influenced the adoption of CSA technologies in the Nyando basin. The study utilized primary data from 122 households from two administrative regions of Kisumu and Kericho counties in Kenya. The study employed the multivariate probit (MVP) and ordered probit (OP) models and descriptive statistics in data analysis using Stata 14.0. Results from the study indicated that farmers’ risk attitudes had a significant negative influence in the adoption of terraces, ridges and bunds as well as the intensity of adoption of given CSA technologies. Household livelihood diversification had a significant negative influence in the adoption of stress tolerant livestock but did not have a significant effect on the intensity of adoption of given CSA technologies. The study recommends that relevant stakeholders should introduce an appropriate agricultural index insurance product to Nyando basin farmers to encourage the broader adoption of CSA technologies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402200593XRisk attitudesClimate smart agricultural technologiesClimate changeMultivariate probitOrdered probitNyando basin |
| spellingShingle | Mumo Elijah Musyoki John Ronoh Busienei John Kamau Gathiaka George Njomo Karuku Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western Kenya Heliyon Risk attitudes Climate smart agricultural technologies Climate change Multivariate probit Ordered probit Nyando basin |
| title | Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western Kenya |
| title_full | Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western Kenya |
| title_short | Linking farmers’ risk attitudes, livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the Nyando basin, South-Western Kenya |
| title_sort | linking farmers risk attitudes livelihood diversification and adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in the nyando basin south western kenya |
| topic | Risk attitudes Climate smart agricultural technologies Climate change Multivariate probit Ordered probit Nyando basin |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402200593X |
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