Agricultural Technology Adoption and Nonfarm Earnings in Uganda: A Semiparametric Analysis

Type Journal Article - The Journal of Developing Areas
Title Agricultural Technology Adoption and Nonfarm Earnings in Uganda: A Semiparametric Analysis
Author(s)
Volume 49
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
Page numbers 145-162
URL http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url;=/journals/journal_of_developing_areas/v049/49.2.d​iiro.html
Abstract
Household diversification into nonfarm work activities is a major rural livelihood strategy in many developing economies. In this paper, we explore empirically if rural households in Uganda leverage their nonfarm earnings to overcome credit constraints and invest in high yielding maize seed varieties. We use a semiparametric estimator of binary outcomes that accommodates endogenous regressors straightforwardly to estimate the effect of nonfarm income on technology adoption decisions. Our results show that nonfarm income has a positive and significant effect on the adoption of improved maize seed.

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