Factors affecting the adoption of agricultural innovation: the case of a Ricinodendron heudelotii kernel extraction machine in southern Cameroon

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-015-9813-y" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-015-9813-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-015-9813-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10457-015-9813-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Factors affecting the adoption of agricultural innovation: the case of a Ricinodendron heudelotii kernel extraction machine in southern Cameroon

Original language description

Agroforestry is now accepted as a sustainable way of improving existing cropping systems. As with other agricultural innovations, the adoption of agroforestry practices depends on farmers? perceptions of the benefits that would arise from the use of these practices. Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill. Pierre ex Pax.) or njansang (in Bassa local language) is a tropical tree, the kernels of which are in high demand in Cameroon as a thickening ingredient. Njansang is suitable for integration in agroforestry systems in the area, but its expansion is constrained by difficulties in kernel extraction, which has been exclusively manual so far. This paper investigates the factors that determine producers? attitudes towards the introduction and use of a kernel extraction machine. Among the issues investigated were characterization of users, comparison of mechanical and manual extraction, users? appreciation of the machine and willingness to continue to use the machine. Using a structured ques

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

GM - Food industry

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Agroforestry systems

ISSN

0167-4366

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

89

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

799-811

UT code for WoS article

000361449300004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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