Risk aversion, impatience, and adoption of conservation agriculture practices among smallholders in Zambia

Sustainable agricultural practices such as conservation agriculture have been promoted in southern Africa for nearly three decades, but their adoption remains low. It is of policy interest to unpack behavioural drivers of adoption to understand why adoption remains lower than anticipated. This paper...

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Main Authors: Esau Simutowe, Hambulo Ngoma, Mark Manyanga, João Vasco Silva, Frédéric Baudron, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Kelvin Kalala, Mukwemba Habeenzu, Christian Thierfelder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024024915