Adoption of hand tractor technology in terrace farming: Evidence from the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH), Pakistan

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14150" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14150</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14150" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14150</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Adoption of hand tractor technology in terrace farming: Evidence from the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH), Pakistan

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Adoption of improved agricultural technologies can help achieve the two Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs) of no poverty and zero hunger by 2030. This study investigates the de-terminants of farmers' adoption of hand tractors in the HKH region of Pakistan using binary logit model. We also examine what facilitates and what impedes the adoption of hand tractor adoption using key informant interviews. Results show that household head education, farming experience, knowledge of hand tractor use, access to credit, extension contact, and trust in technology positively affect the adoption of hand tractor; however farm size is negatively related. The findings reveal that ethnic conflicts, political conflicts, elite capture in decision making, un-availability of functional community-based entities, weak extension-farmers contact, as well as weak inter-and intra-community linkages are key barriers affecting hand tractor adoption. Similarly, observed changes on neighbors' fields, experiencing hand tractor on trial basis, communication networks, risk observations, and trust propensities motivate hand tractor adop-tion in the study region. Thus, to effectively disseminate improved agricultural technologies, policymakers should consider these factors.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Adoption of hand tractor technology in terrace farming: Evidence from the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH), Pakistan

Popis výsledku anglicky

Adoption of improved agricultural technologies can help achieve the two Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs) of no poverty and zero hunger by 2030. This study investigates the de-terminants of farmers' adoption of hand tractors in the HKH region of Pakistan using binary logit model. We also examine what facilitates and what impedes the adoption of hand tractor adoption using key informant interviews. Results show that household head education, farming experience, knowledge of hand tractor use, access to credit, extension contact, and trust in technology positively affect the adoption of hand tractor; however farm size is negatively related. The findings reveal that ethnic conflicts, political conflicts, elite capture in decision making, un-availability of functional community-based entities, weak extension-farmers contact, as well as weak inter-and intra-community linkages are key barriers affecting hand tractor adoption. Similarly, observed changes on neighbors' fields, experiencing hand tractor on trial basis, communication networks, risk observations, and trust propensities motivate hand tractor adop-tion in the study region. Thus, to effectively disseminate improved agricultural technologies, policymakers should consider these factors.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40101 - Agriculture

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Heliyon

ISSN

2405-8440

e-ISSN

2405-8440

Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

MAR 2023

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000969522100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85149748133