Socio-economic determinants of farmers' adoption of rotational woodlot technology in Kigoryobya sub-county, Hoima district, Uganda

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dc.creatorBuyinza, M.
dc.creatorAbwoli, Y. Banana
dc.creatorNabanoga, Gorettie
dc.creatorNtakimye, A.
dc.date2013-07-04T08:09:08Z
dc.date2013-07-04T08:09:08Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T13:00:29Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T13:00:29Z
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://ajol.info/index.php/sajae/article/view/3722
dc.descriptionUnderstanding the factors affecting farmers’ adoption of rotational woodlot technologies is critical to the success of implementing tree planting programmes. This paper evaluates, using logistic and multiple regression analyses, the socioeconomic factors that influence farmers’ decisions to adopt rotational woodlot technology in the farming systems of Uganda, based on a survey of 120 farmers in Kigorobya subcounty, Hoima district. The analyses demonstrate that farmers make decisions about woodlot technology based on household and field characteristics. The factors that significantly influenced adoption decisions included: gender, tree tenure security, seed supply, contact with extension and research agencies, soil erosion index, size of landholding, fuelwood scarcity, and main source of family income. To promote greater adoption of rotational woodlot technology, particular attention should be placed on the use of appropriate socioeconomic characterization, to better target technologies to areas with greater adoption potential.
dc.identifierBuyinza, M., Banana, A. Y., Nabanoga, G. & Ntakimye, A. (2008). Socio-economic determinants of farmers' adoption of rotational woodlot technology in Kigoryobya sub-county, Hoima district, Uganda. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 37: 1-16
dc.identifier0301-603X
dc.identifier
dc.identifierhttp://ajol.info/index.php/sajae/article/view/3722
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1520
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1520
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of Agricultural Extension
dc.subjectRotational woodlot
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.subjectLogit model
dc.subjectUganda
dc.titleSocio-economic determinants of farmers' adoption of rotational woodlot technology in Kigoryobya sub-county, Hoima district, Uganda
dc.typeJournal article, peer reviewed
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