Farmers perceptions of fertilizer micro-dosing adoption and continued use in Burkina Faso
(2022) African Journal of Agricultural Research — Vol. 18, n° 11, p. 907-918 (2022)
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- This study analyzes fertilizer micro-dosing adoption and focuses on farmers' perceptions. Data used are from households selected based on agroecological characteristics. The bivariate probit model estimation results show that fertilizer microdosing adoption is a process. After the first adoption, 22.67% of farmers continued to apply fertilizer micro-dosing compared to 33.25% who discontinued. In addition, analysis results show that agronomic and economic performance and compliance with current practices from farmers' perceptions affect fertilizer micro-dosing adoption and continued use. That implies that in studies of agricultural innovations adoption, it would be relevant to consider decision- making stages by including farmers' perceptions.
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Sanogo, M., Gaspart, F., Kaboré, D., Taonda, J.-B., Sermé, I., Kestemont, M.-P., & Bielders, C. (2022). Farmers perceptions of fertilizer micro-dosing adoption and continued use in Burkina Faso. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 18(11), 907-918. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajar2022.16086 (Original work published 2022)