Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Maize"

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Social Networks and Farmer Exposure to Improved Cereal Varieties in Central Tanzania

Elijah, Muange; Schwarze, Stefan; Qaim, Matin (2014)

This study uses probit and Poisson models to analyse the determinants of social network links for the exchange of information among 345 cereal farmers and the effects of social networks on farmer exposure to improved ...
Social networks and farmer exposure to improved crop varieties in Tanzania

Muange, Elijah; Schwarze, Stefan; Qaim, Matin (2014-09)

In Sub-Sahara Africa, adoption rates of improved crop varieties remain relatively low, which is partly due to farmers’ limited access to information. In smallholder settings, information often spreads through informal ...