影响玉米生产技术采用的因素:在加纳的研究

IF 0.7 Q3 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
C. Wongnaa, D. Awunyo-Vitor, J. A. Bakang
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引用次数: 13

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目的:加纳玉米生产的实际产量与可实现产量之间的巨大差距威胁着加纳的家庭粮食安全。改良的玉米生产技术采用不当通常被认为是低产量的主要原因。本研究考察了影响玉米农民采用改良生产技术的因素,以突出改进采用的制约因素和机会。研究方法:使用的数据是通过对加纳576名玉米农民使用结构化问卷进行横断面调查获得的。采用描述性统计和多项logit模型进行分析。结果表明:年龄、受教育程度、初始资本支出、农业推广接触、群体成员、玉米市场可用性、信贷可及性、玉米种植经验、土地破碎化程度和上一年玉米价格对生产技术的采用有影响。为了改进玉米生产技术的采用,技术传播计划应该以有文化的农民为目标,鼓励农民加入农民团体,利益相关者应该为玉米农民提供信贷支持,应该为玉米农民提供现成的市场,应该鼓励年轻的农民将玉米生产视为一项业务。研究局限:该研究关注的是玉米种植者是否普遍使用生产技术。它提供了有限的关于不同农业生态区具体技术的信息。原创性/价值:本研究提供了见解,特别是为什么一些加纳玉米农民采用或不采用由加纳科学和工业研究委员会(CSIR)和粮食和农业部(MOFA)推广的某些技术方案。
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Factors affecting Adoption of Maize Production Technologies: A study in Ghana
Purpose: The huge gap between actual and achievable yields in Ghana’s maize production threatens Ghana’s household food security. Poor adoption of improved maize production technologies is often cited as the major cause of the low yields. This study examined the factors influencing adoption of improved production technologies by maize farmers in order to highlight the constraints and opportunities for improving adoption. Research Method: The data used were obtained through a cross-sectional survey of 576 maize farmers in Ghana using the structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and the multinomial logit model were the methods of analysis employed. Findings: The results showed that adoption of production technologies is influenced by age, educational level, initial capital outlay, agricultural extension contact, group membership, availability of ready maize market, access to credit, experience in maize farming, land fragmentation and previous year’s price of maize. For adoption of maize production technologies to be improved, technology dissemination programmes should target to  literate farmers and  farmers should be encouraged to join farmer groups, stakeholders should support maize farmers with credit, maize farmers should be provided with ready market and younger farmers should be encouraged to consider maize production as a business. Research Limitations: The study focused on whether or not in general, maize farmers used production technologies. It presents limited information on specific technologies in different agro-ecological zones. Originality/Value: This study provides insights into why especially some Ghanaian maize farmers adopt or do not adopt certain technological packages promoted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) of Ghana.
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Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Journal of Agricultural Sciences AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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