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Econometric Analysis of the Factors that Affect Adoption of Conservation Farming Practices by Smallholder Farmers in Zambia

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  • John Ngombe
  • Thomson Kalinda
  • Gelson Tembo
  • Elias Kuntashula

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Despite the efforts to promote adoption of conservation farming (CF) by public and private organizations, the adoption rate among Zambian smallholder farm households has been low. This study used nationally representative data to identify the factors that affect adoption of CF by smallholder farm households in Zambia. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was employed to help match the adopters and non-adopters of CF based on the distribution of their similar observable characteristics upon which a separate logistic model was applied. The logistic regression analysis showed that age of the household head; access to loans; labour availability; in-kind income and location of the households in agro-ecological regions (AER) I and II significantly increases the odds of adoption of CF. Based on these findings, it is recommended that promotion of adoption of CF practices should be directed towards smallholder farm households in AER I and II and those in remote areas which are less accessible by roads. This could be complemented by improving the road infrastructure so that smallholder farmers in such areas would not only have access to agricultural loans but also be in contact with relevant extension organizations that promote CF.

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  • John Ngombe & Thomson Kalinda & Gelson Tembo & Elias Kuntashula, 2014. "Econometric Analysis of the Factors that Affect Adoption of Conservation Farming Practices by Smallholder Farmers in Zambia," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 7(4), pages 124-124, July.
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    1. Stanford Nkhoma & Thomson Kalinda & Elias Kuntashula, 2017. "Adoption and Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Smallholder Farmers’ Crop Productivity and Income in Luapula Province, Zambia," Journal of Agricultural Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(9), pages 168-168, August.
    2. Ng’ombe, John N. & Kalinda, Thomson H. & Tembo, Gelson, 2017. "Does adoption of conservation farming practices result in increased crop revenue? Evidence from Zambia," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 56(2), March.
    3. Ng’ombe, John N., 2017. "Technical efficiency of smallholder maize production in Zambia: a stochastic meta-frontier approach," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 56(3), December.

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