Table 3.
Factors determining smallholder households’ adoption decisions (N = 305).
| Do the following factors influence your adoption decisions? | YES | NO | DON'T KNOW | ꭕ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility and reliability | 266 (87 %) | 33(11 %) | 6 (2 %) | 0.000 |
| Land ownership and accessibility | 289 (95 %) | 11 (3.6 %) | 5 (1.4 %) | 0.016 |
| Size of farm & labour force | 280 (92 %) | 14 (5 %) | 11 (4 %) | 0.006 |
| Level of education | 285 (93 %) | 20(7 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0.000 |
| Awareness of practice/technology | 297 (97 %) | 8 (3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0.000 |
| Gender | 277 (91 %) | 9 (3 %) | 19 (6 %) | 0.000 |
| Age & years of experience | 279 (92 %) | 15 (5 %) | 11 (4 %) | 0.000 |
| Access to credit | 270 (89 %) | 22 (7 %) | 13 (%$) | 0.000 |
| Landscape of farm | 278 (91 %) | 22 (7 %) | 5 (2 %) | 0.000 |
| Distance of farm from home | 271 (89 %) | 12 (4 %) | 22 (7 %) | 0.000 |
| Accessibility & Cost of inputs | 305 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | n/a |
| Belief systems | 269 (88 %) | 31 (10 %) | 5 (2 %) | 0.000 |
| Access to extension services | 281 (92 %) | 24 (8 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0.000 |
| Membership to farm groups | 263 (86 %) | 13 (4 %) | 29 (10 %) | 0.000 |
| Simplicity of practice | 305 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | n/a |
Note: n/a = not applicable, responses were uniform.
Source: Field Survey (2020)