Tanko Mohammed, Muhammed Munira Alhassan, Ismaila Salifu
School of Economics, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
School of Business and Law, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
Heliyon. 2023 Jan 6;9(1):e12783. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12783. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Previous research on green revolution established the effect of farmers' socio-economics characteristics on technology adoption; however, the impact of culture and religion is unclear. This research collected data through a survey from January to April 2019. Participants were rice farmers from three ethnic groups (Mole-Dagbani, Gurma and Guan) and three religious' denominations (Christianity, Islam and Christianity). After analysing the data to identify critical societal values affecting the adoption of improved rice varieties, we realised that our results appropriately explained Prospect theory. We find that cultural and religious values significantly influence rice farmers' adoption decisions. Christian faith has a positive relationship with the adoption of improved rice seeds, while the Islamic religion has a negative connection. The fact that culture and religion affect adoption suggest agriculture technology societal standard integration. Based on the findings, we recommend the all-inclusive approach in the diffusion of agricultural technology.
先前关于绿色革命的研究确定了农民社会经济特征对技术采用的影响；然而，文化和宗教的影响尚不清楚。本研究于2019年1月至4月通过调查收集数据。参与者是来自三个民族（莫莱-达格巴尼族、古尔马族和关族）和三个宗教教派（基督教、伊斯兰教和基督教）的稻农。在分析数据以确定影响改良水稻品种采用的关键社会价值观后，我们意识到我们的结果恰当地解释了前景理论。我们发现文化和宗教价值观显著影响稻农的采用决策。基督教信仰与采用改良水稻种子呈正相关，而伊斯兰教则呈负相关。文化和宗教影响采用这一事实表明农业技术与社会标准的融合。基于这些发现，我们建议在农业技术推广中采用包容各方的方法。
