Farmer-based dynamics in tissue culture banana technology adoption: a socio-economic perspective among small holder farmers in Uganda
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Date
2018-12-13
Authors
Murongo, Marius, Flarian
Wangai, K. John
Mwine, T. Julius
Ayuke, O. Frederick
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Academic Journals
Abstract
The rates at which tissue-culture banana technology at smallholder farmer level in Uganda are adopted
have reduced since the late 1990s. The study assessed the socio-economic factors influencing
adoption of this technology by smallholder farmers. A survey on 280 smallholder farmers sampled from
Western Uganda was conducted and responses were subjected to principal component analyses. There
are evidences of very low levels of adoption of the tissue culture banana technology. There is a mix
between households that completely reject tissue culture banana technology, and others growing
diminutive amounts of tissue culture bananas alongside non-tissue culture banana varieties. The scale
of production and productivity of non-tissue banana varieties significantly exceeds that of tissue
culture bananas (83%: 17%). While expected yield from a banana production technology is a precursor
to its adoption, demographic and management characteristics shape the practices that enhance the
yield of tissue culture banana technology (p ≤ 0.05) and subsequent decision to adopt or reject tissue
culture banana technology. A systems-wide approach is needed to develop mechanisms that would
stimulate smallholder farmers to adopt the technology in order to realize the immense potential of
tissue-culture banana technology.
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Tissue culture banana, Adoption, Rejection, Socio-economic, Banana yield, A systems wide approach