期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2008
卷号：10
期号：3
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：Despite the various efforts and vast investments made by non-governmental
organizations, government research, and extension departments to develop and promote
best bet soil fertility and water management technologies in Zimbabwe, the rates of
adoption of these technologies have remained pathetically low. This study was, thus,
carried out to discover the factors influencing the decision by farmers to adopt selected
best bet soil fertility and water management technologies in Zimbabwe¡¯s semi-arid areas.
By use of a Tobit regression model, formal education, availability of draught power,
access to crop markets, and provision of more permanent land tenure systems were
established, as the most important factors influencing adoption. Soil type, perceived
rainfall, farm cropping patterns, and availability of labour were also found to have an
impact on the beginning of technologies by farmers. It was therefore concluded that an
understanding of household socio-economic characteristics is invaluable when designing
and targeting technologies for smallholder farmers.
关键词：Tobit model, technology adoption, soil and water conservation, semi-arid
