Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia
Farmers' demand for and use of agricultural extension services in post-conflict countries is key not only to agricultural productivity but for economic transformation and maintenance of peace. This paper examined the effect of socio-economic characteristics of smallholder rice farmers on demand...
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| description | Farmers' demand for and use of agricultural extension services in post-conflict countries is key not only to agricultural productivity but for economic transformation and maintenance of peace. This paper examined the effect of socio-economic characteristics of smallholder rice farmers on demand for extension services and the intensity of their use in Gibi District of Liberia. Multistage sampling technique was used in select 296 smallholder rice farmers. Descriptive statistics were used to compare farmers' socio-economic characteristics and the heckpoisson model was used to simultaneously estimate the effect of socio-economic characteristics on demand for extension services and the intensity of their use. The results showed that farm income, sale of crops and mobile phone ownership had significant effect on farmers' demand for extension services, while gender, cash-crop ownership, use of improved seeds, and awareness of extension services had significant effects on the intensity of their use. The study suggests that government implements programs that promote increased provision of needed farm inputs for greater use of extension services and encourages commercialization among farmers. Also, service providers should tailor their services to the farmers' socio-economic characteristics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8899cb8e9c844b5e886160dcad51b9772023-01-05T08:39:41ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-12-01812e12268Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict LiberiaTogba V. Sumo0Cecilia Ritho1Patrick Irungu2Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Corresponding author.Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaFarmers' demand for and use of agricultural extension services in post-conflict countries is key not only to agricultural productivity but for economic transformation and maintenance of peace. This paper examined the effect of socio-economic characteristics of smallholder rice farmers on demand for extension services and the intensity of their use in Gibi District of Liberia. Multistage sampling technique was used in select 296 smallholder rice farmers. Descriptive statistics were used to compare farmers' socio-economic characteristics and the heckpoisson model was used to simultaneously estimate the effect of socio-economic characteristics on demand for extension services and the intensity of their use. The results showed that farm income, sale of crops and mobile phone ownership had significant effect on farmers' demand for extension services, while gender, cash-crop ownership, use of improved seeds, and awareness of extension services had significant effects on the intensity of their use. The study suggests that government implements programs that promote increased provision of needed farm inputs for greater use of extension services and encourages commercialization among farmers. Also, service providers should tailor their services to the farmers' socio-economic characteristics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022035563Agricultural extension servicesDemandHeckpoissonLiberiaPost-conflictSmallholder farmer |
| spellingShingle | Togba V. Sumo Cecilia Ritho Patrick Irungu Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia Heliyon Agricultural extension services Demand Heckpoisson Liberia Post-conflict Smallholder farmer |
| title | Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia |
| title_full | Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia |
| title_fullStr | Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia |
| title_short | Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia |
| title_sort | effect of farmer socio economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post conflict liberia |
| topic | Agricultural extension services Demand Heckpoisson Liberia Post-conflict Smallholder farmer |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022035563 |
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