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Preferences of Small-Scale Farmers for Innovative Farming Techniques in Volcanic Highlands in Rwanda

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  • Maniriho, Aristide
  • Musabanganji, Edouard
  • Mulumeoderhwa, Fidèle
  • Manirakiza, Dismas
  • Lebailly, Philippe

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This paper attempted to identify the determinant factors of innovative technologies preferences by small-scale farmers in the Volcanic Highlands in Rwanda. Data used were collected from a random sample of 401 small-scale crop producers using a structured questionnaire in the study area. A logit regression model was specified, whereby a binary maximum likelihood estimation method was used to identify the factors affecting of the adoption of chemical fertilizers, the determinants of the combined use of chemical and organic fertilizers, the determinants of the adoption of improved seeds, as well as the determinant factors of appropriate use of pesticides. The results showed that farmer’s education level, farming experience, membership to farm cooperative, the number of extension visits, and crop farming are the factors that affect positively the probability of adopting one or other of the four innovative farming techniques. From these results, we suggest the enhancement of extension services and other needed support to small-scale farmers (grants and subsidies, access to finance for example), the spread of professional trainings to farmers, and the increased farmers’ access to high-yielding seed varieties if farming professionalization and innovative farming techniques are still among the development goals.

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  • Maniriho, Aristide & Musabanganji, Edouard & Mulumeoderhwa, Fidèle & Manirakiza, Dismas & Lebailly, Philippe, 2022. "Preferences of Small-Scale Farmers for Innovative Farming Techniques in Volcanic Highlands in Rwanda," AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Economics and Management, vol. 14(2), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aolpei:322024
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.322024
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