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Key Factors Influencing the Adoption of Improved Wheat Production Technologies in the Irrigated, Heat-Prone, Arid Environments of Sudan

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  • Abdelhamed Mohammed Magboul Ibrahim

    (Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC), Wad Medani P.O. Box 126, Sudan)

  • Alawia Osman Hassan

    (Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC), Wad Medani P.O. Box 126, Sudan)

  • Amani Ahmed Mohamed Idris

    (Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC), Wad Medani P.O. Box 126, Sudan)

  • Yasir Serag Alnor Gorafi

    (Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC), Wad Medani P.O. Box 126, Sudan
    Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori 680-0001, Japan
    Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan)

  • Hisashi Tsujimoto

    (Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori 680-0001, Japan)

  • Izzat Sidahmed Ali Tahir

    (Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC), Wad Medani P.O. Box 126, Sudan
    Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori 680-0001, Japan)

Abstract

Successful strategies that can contribute to poverty reduction and improve the livelihoods of the poor, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), are critically needed to address the technology adoption constraints. The objectives of this study were to assess the adoption level of improved technologies and management practices and to identify the key factors influencing their adoption in the major wheat-producing areas in the irrigated, arid, and heat-prone environments of Sudan. A farm survey was conducted in 2021 using a structured questionnaire that included almost all recommended technological options for optimum and sustainable wheat production. A total of 300 farmers, 93, 101, and 106 from Northern (NS), Kassala (KS), and Gezira (GS) states, respectively, were selected and interviewed. Besides descriptive statistics, a binary logistic model was used to identify the socioeconomic and production factors affecting farmers’ perceptions of improved and recommended technological options. The study found a wide range of adoption rates depending on the specific technology practice and the area surveyed. The lowest adoption rate was observed for land preparation (6.5%) in NS. Adoption rates ranging from 26–100% were observed for technologies such as the sowing date, the seed rate, seed treatment, the awareness of released varieties, nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer application, and chemical weed control. The difference in the productivity of technological option adopters was significant ( p = 0.015) compared to non-adopters. The binary logistic regression results showed that five out of seven explanatory variables hypothesized to influence wheat farmers’ perceptions on the decision to adopt improved and recommended technologies significantly influenced farmers’ decision to adopt the technologies. In particular, access to quality seeds, financial credit, and extension services were found to be the most critical determinants of adopting improved technologies. Approaches that bring together all stakeholders along the crop value chain, including policymakers, to jointly analyze, identify, and prioritize challenges and develop and apply solutions and work plans using feedback and learning mechanisms are expected to increase farmer awareness and adoption of improved technologies, ultimately leading to sustainable wheat production.

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  • Abdelhamed Mohammed Magboul Ibrahim & Alawia Osman Hassan & Amani Ahmed Mohamed Idris & Yasir Serag Alnor Gorafi & Hisashi Tsujimoto & Izzat Sidahmed Ali Tahir, 2024. "Key Factors Influencing the Adoption of Improved Wheat Production Technologies in the Irrigated, Heat-Prone, Arid Environments of Sudan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:15:p:6600-:d:1448234
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