Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Tanzania

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Barnabas K. Kurgat²  Anthony Kimaro³  Todd S. Rosenstock⁴  Nictor Namoi⁵  Lucas Manda⁵  Christine Lamanna⁵ 

[1] CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo;Department of Earth Sciences, School of Science and Applied Technology, Laikipia University, Nyahururu, Kenya;World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo;World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya;

关键词: climate-smart agriculture;    agricultural adoption;    household surveys;    multivariate probit model;    Tanzania;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsufs.2020.00055

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is agriculture that increases productivity, improves resilience, and mitigates climate change. Smallholder adoption of farming technology is necessary to speed the transition to CSA. Here, we assessed the determinants of adoption of five technologies that can help achieve some of the CSA outcomes in smallholder farms in Tanzania. They included crop and livestock diversity, irrigation, application of chemical fertilizers, and agroforestry. Using data collected from 821 farming households, a multivariate probit model was employed to evaluate the determinants of adoption, allowing for examination of synergies and trade-offs between the technologies. Application of chemical fertilizers was fairly well adopted (34% of farmers), while irrigation was least adopted (26%). Some technologies, including crop diversity and irrigation as well as application of chemical fertilizer and agro-forestry, complemented each other. Trade-offs were observed between livestock diversity and irrigation. Female control of farm resources, farm location, and household resources were major determinants of adoption. We, therefore, recommend strategies that seeks to enhance building household resource as pathway for improved adoption of new technologies.

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