Table 4.
Reasons for adopting cultivation by time of adoption
| Reasona | Early (N=29)b (before 1970) | Middle (N=42) (1970s) | Late (N=20) (1980s and later) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Push factors | |||
| Not enough livestock | 7 (24%) | 9 (21%) | 6 (30%) |
| Not enough milk | 8 (28%) | 4 (10%) | 3 (15%) |
| Sharp decline in livestock (disease) | 2 (7%) | 8 (19%) | 3 (15%) |
| Not enough food | 3 (10%) | 2 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
| Need to increase food | 1 (3%) | 7 (17%) | 3 (15%) |
| Sharp decline in livestock (drought) | 2 (7%) | 3 (7%) | 3 (15%) |
| Pull factors | |||
| Influence of neighbors | 4 (14%) | 8 (19%) | 2 (10%) |
| Want to diversify | 0 – | 7 (17%) | 4 (20%) |
| Want to eat more maize | 3 (10%) | 11 (26%) | 0 – |
| To avoid selling livestock | 2 (7%) | 3 (7%) | 4 (20%) |
| Dislike blood | 0 – | 0 – | 5 (25%) |
| Influence of government | 0 – | 2 (5%) | 0 – |
a
some information concerning the time of adoption is missing or questionable in the data set so the numbers included here may not match those presented in Table 3
b
N refers to the number of household in each time period. Percentages in table refer to percent of households offering a given reason. Sum of reasons in any period is greater than N and sum of percentages is greater than 100 because an informant could cite more than one reason.