Abstract
Access to information and new technologies avails smallholder farmers an opportunity to improve their production decisions. However, access to information on technologies per se may not be relevant if the technologies are not adopted. This study was aimed at determining the factors that enable participants to access information on integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) technologies and to apply these technologies in groundnut production. It was conducted in the major groundnut producing districts of Tororo, Mbale, and Bukedea; where 155 Producers were surveyed. Probit and Multinomial Logit (MNL) models were fitted to the data using STATA analytical package. The results reveal that on average, producers in production groups were more likely to access information and to use new groundnut production technologies compared to their counterparts without groups. In addition, group membership, sex of farmer, and education also pre-disposed producers and processors to access and use new groundnut technologies. Smallholder farmers should be encouraged to form and work in groups as they facilitate knowledge sharing and technology adoption. Key words: Groundnut, capacity building, knowledge access, multinomial logit, Uganda.
Highlights
Agricultural production in most of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is predominantly smallholder based and characterized by low input and output systems
Groundnut production on research stations is in the order of 2.7 to 3.5 ton per hectare while at farmers’ fields, it only averages 0.6 ton per hectare (Development Strategy and Investment plan (DSIP, 2010)
When the smallholder farmers sell their groundnuts in primary form, they practically transfer their margins to the other chain participants
Summary
Agricultural production in most of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is predominantly smallholder based and characterized by low input and output systems. Agricultural production in this region is heavily nature driven with the lowest rates of application of external inputs in the world. Groundnut production on research stations is in the order of 2.7 to 3.5 ton per hectare while at farmers’ fields, it only averages 0.6 ton per hectare (Development Strategy and Investment plan (DSIP, 2010). Whereas there are a number of technologies from production to marketing, most smallholder groundnut farmers are still stuck with the traditional practices. The majority of smallholder groundnut farmers plant their traditional varieties of groundnuts, they sometimes sell unshelled groundnuts and there is little or no value addition to their products. When the smallholder farmers sell their groundnuts in primary form, they practically transfer their margins to the other chain participants
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