Musyoki Mumo Elijah, Busienei John Ronoh, Gathiaka John Kamau, Karuku George Njomo
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
School of Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Heliyon. 2022 Apr 19;8(4):e09305. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09305. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies are innovations meant to reduce the risks in agricultural production among smallholder farmers. Among the factors that influence farmer adoption of agricultural technologies are farmers' risk attitudes and household livelihood diversification. This study, focused on determining how farmers' risk attitudes and household livelihood diversification influenced the adoption of CSA technologies in the Nyando basin. The study utilized primary data from 122 households from two administrative regions of Kisumu and Kericho counties in Kenya. The study employed the multivariate probit (MVP) and ordered probit (OP) models and descriptive statistics in data analysis using Stata 14.0. Results from the study indicated that farmers' risk attitudes had a significant negative influence in the adoption of terraces, ridges and bunds as well as the intensity of adoption of given CSA technologies. Household livelihood diversification had a significant negative influence in the adoption of stress tolerant livestock but did not have a significant effect on the intensity of adoption of given CSA technologies. The study recommends that relevant stakeholders should introduce an appropriate agricultural index insurance product to Nyando basin farmers to encourage the broader adoption of CSA technologies.
气候智能型农业（CSA）技术是旨在降低小农户农业生产风险的创新技术。影响农民采用农业技术的因素包括农民的风险态度和家庭生计多样化。本研究重点在于确定农民的风险态度和家庭生计多样化如何影响尼扬多盆地对CSA技术的采用。该研究利用了来自肯尼亚基苏木县和克里乔县两个行政区122户家庭的原始数据。研究在使用Stata 14.0进行数据分析时采用了多元概率单位（MVP）模型和有序概率单位（OP）模型以及描述性统计方法。研究结果表明，农民的风险态度对梯田、田埂和堤坝的采用以及特定CSA技术的采用强度具有显著的负面影响。家庭生计多样化对耐压力牲畜的采用具有显著的负面影响，但对特定CSA技术的采用强度没有显著影响。该研究建议，相关利益攸关方应向尼扬多盆地的农民推出合适的农业指数保险产品，以鼓励更广泛地采用CSA技术。
