Anang Benjamin Tetteh, Zakariah Abraham
Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana.
Heliyon. 2022 May 30;8(6):e09583. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09583. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Soybean farming is an important source of income for smallholder farmers in Ghana, particularly in the northern savanna ecological zones, where soil infertility is a challenge. To increase soybean production and farm revenue, farmers must adopt improved soybean production technologies. Smallholder soybean farmers' decisions to embrace high-yielding technology are influenced by various socioeconomic factors. The factors driving the adoption of rhizobium inoculant and mineral fertilizer technologies in Ghana's Tolon district were evaluated using a multinomial logit model with 200 smallholder soybean farmers. According to the findings, the likelihood of using inoculants and inorganic fertilizers increased with herd size, farm size, and access to extension services. In addition, female soybean producers were more likely than their male counterparts to use inoculants and chemical fertilizers. The study also found that soybean producers were less likely to use inoculants and chemical fertilizers because of their distance from the local market. To encourage technology adoption, the study recommends that agricultural extension services to farmers be increased. Farmers should also be encouraged to join farmer-based groups to increase inoculant technology uptake.
大豆种植是加纳小农户重要的收入来源，特别是在北部稀树草原生态区，那里土壤贫瘠是一项挑战。为了提高大豆产量和农场收入，农民必须采用改良的大豆生产技术。小农户大豆种植者采用高产技术的决定受到各种社会经济因素的影响。利用一个包含200名小农户大豆种植者的多项logit模型，对加纳托隆区采用根瘤菌接种剂和矿物肥料技术的驱动因素进行了评估。研究结果表明，使用接种剂和无机肥料的可能性随着畜群规模、农场规模以及获得推广服务的机会而增加。此外，女性大豆生产者比男性生产者更有可能使用接种剂和化肥。该研究还发现，由于距离当地市场较远，大豆生产者使用接种剂和化肥的可能性较小。为鼓励技术采用，该研究建议增加对农民的农业推广服务。还应鼓励农民加入农民团体，以提高接种剂技术的采用率。
