Article ; Online: Decisive factors for the adoption of silage in livestock production units in the dry tropics of northwestern Mexico
Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria, Vol 20, Iss 3, Pp 479-
2019 Volume 489
Abstract: The aim of the study was to identify the factors that affect the probability of silage adoption in pro-duction units of northwestern Mexico. A sample focused on 171 farmers who participated in an agricultural extension program in northwestern Mexico was ... ...
Abstract | The aim of the study was to identify the factors that affect the probability of silage adoption in pro-duction units of northwestern Mexico. A sample focused on 171 farmers who participated in an agricultural extension program in northwestern Mexico was conducted. Then, by estimating a probit model, the decisive factors for the use of silage were obtained. The variables that were significant for the adoption of the silage were the level of schooling (p < 0.05) and the agricultura area (p < 0.10). The results show an average probability of 13.4 % of silage adoption by farmers in the study region. Hence, the producers with larger agricultural surface and level of schooling are more prone to adopt the silage. Therefore, it is recommended that it is essential to seek other technological strategies in the study region that consider the differentiated level of agricultural surface and schooling of the producers to increase the adoption of this technology. |
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Keywords | animal feeding ; drought ; econometric models ; innovation adoption ; multipurpose breeds ; technology transfer ; Agriculture ; S ; Agriculture (General) ; S1-972 ; Animal culture ; SF1-1100 |
Subject code | 338 |
Language | Spanish |
Publishing date | 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Corpoica) |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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