Factors influencing technology adoption among smallholder farmers: a systematic review in Africa

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dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T15:24:22Z
dc.date.available2022-01-25T15:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-25
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202201195569
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13553
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectadoptioneng
dc.subjectagricultureeng
dc.subjectfinanceeng
dc.subjectsmallholder farmerseng
dc.subjecttechnology adoptioneng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.subject.swdAfrikager
dc.subject.swdTechnologieger
dc.subject.swdÜbernahmeger
dc.subject.swdLandwirtschaftger
dc.subject.swdFinanzierungger
dc.subject.swdKleinbauerger
dc.titleFactors influencing technology adoption among smallholder farmers: a systematic review in Africaeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractSmallholder agriculture has been identified to be critical in the creation of employment, improving food security and improving the economy. However, smallholder agriculture in Africa is characterised by a low production level which has been linked to the limited use of technologies. Several factors influence the adoption of technologies among smallholder farmers in Africa. This systematic literature review focuses on the factors influencing technology adoption among smallholder farmers in Africa and identified 128 peer-reviewed papers in English between January 2000 to December 2019. The majority were carried out in Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi, with the major crops being maize, legumes and rice. This review identified 29 factors that were broadly classified into five main categories: (i) farmers’ characteristics; (ii) farm characteristics; (iii) technology characteristics; (iv) institutional factors; and (v) finance. Of these, finance (81 articles), gender of household head (71 articles), age (68 articles), education (64 articles), farm size (62 articles) and extension access (59 articles) are the most prominent factors mentioned. The factors identified in this review were then related to existing technology adoption theories, and it was concluded that finance does not adequately feature in any of these extant theories. As illustrated by the relatively high occurrence of finance, this review puts forward a comprehensive framework for technology adoption and also provides critical recommendations to improve technology adoption among smallholder farmers in Africa.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorFadeyi, Oluwamayokun Anjorin
dcterms.creatorAriyawardana, Anoma
dcterms.creatorAziz, Ammar Abdul
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 1
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo13-30
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 123
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