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DOI	10.3390/su12010421
	Agricultural Technology Transfer Preferences of Smallholder Farmers in Tunisia's Arid Regions
	Dhehibi, Boubaker 1; Rudiger, Udo 2; Moyo, Hloniphani Peter 3; Dhraief, Mohamed Zied 4
通讯作者	Dhehibi, Boubaker
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2020
卷号	12 期号:1
英文摘要	The objective of this research study was to assess the sources of information on two improved agricultural and livestock technologies (barley variety and feed blocks) as well as the efficacy of numerous agricultural technology diffusion means introduced in the livestock-barley system in semi-arid Tunisia. The research used primary data collected from 671 smallholder farmers. A descriptive statistical analysis was conducted, and Kendall's W-test and the chi-squared distribution test were deployed to categorize and evaluate the efficacy of the different methods of technology diffusion used by the Tunisian extension system. To address farmers' perceived opinions and classify the changes from the use of the improved technologies, a qualitative approach based on the Stapel scale was used. Farmer training, demonstration, and farmer-to-farmer interactions were perceived as the most effective agricultural extension methods. The access to technology, know-how, adoption cost of that technology, and labor intensity for adoption influenced its adoption level. Farmers' opinions about the changes resulting from the adoption of both technologies revealed that yield and resistance to drought were the most important impacts of the two technologies. The study recommends empowering the national extension system through both conventional and non-conventional technologies (ICT, video, mobile phones, etc.), given the cost-effectiveness and their impact on the farmers' adoption decisions.
英文关键词	agriculture technologies extension methods perception Kendall's W-test semi-arid Tunisia
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Jordan ; Tunisia
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000521955600421
WOS关键词	INFORMATION ; POLICY
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/315610
作者单位	1.ICARDA, RALSP, Amman 11195, Jordan; 2.ICARDA, RALSP, Ave Hedi Karray, Ariana 1004, Tunisia; 3.Agcy Tech Cooperat & Dev ACTED, Amman 11194, Jordan; 4.Natl Agron Res Inst Tunisia INRAT, Dept Rural Econ, Ave Hedi Karray, Tunis 1004, Tunisia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dhehibi, Boubaker,Rudiger, Udo,Moyo, Hloniphani Peter,et al. Agricultural Technology Transfer Preferences of Smallholder Farmers in Tunisia's Arid Regions[J],2020,12(1).
APA	Dhehibi, Boubaker,Rudiger, Udo,Moyo, Hloniphani Peter,&Dhraief, Mohamed Zied.(2020).Agricultural Technology Transfer Preferences of Smallholder Farmers in Tunisia's Arid Regions.SUSTAINABILITY,12(1).
MLA	Dhehibi, Boubaker,et al."Agricultural Technology Transfer Preferences of Smallholder Farmers in Tunisia's Arid Regions".SUSTAINABILITY 12.1(2020).