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Will farmers intend to cultivate Provitamin A genetically modified (GM) cassava in Nigeria? Evidence from a k-means segmentation analysis of beliefs and attitudes

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  • Adewale Oparinde
  • Tahirou Abdoulaye
  • Djana Babatima Mignouna
  • Adebayo Simeon Bamire

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Analysis of market segments within a population remains critical to agricultural systems and policy processes for targeting new innovations. Patterns in attitudes and intentions toward cultivating Provitamin A GM cassava are examined through the use of a combination of behavioural theory and k-means cluster analysis method, investigating the interrelationship among various behavioural antecedents. Using a state-level sample of smallholder cassava farmers in Nigeria, this paper identifies three distinct classes of attitude and intention denoted as low opposition, medium opposition and high opposition farmers. It was estimated that only 25% of the surveyed population of farmers was highly opposed to cultivating Provitamin A GM cassava.

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  • Adewale Oparinde & Tahirou Abdoulaye & Djana Babatima Mignouna & Adebayo Simeon Bamire, 2017. "Will farmers intend to cultivate Provitamin A genetically modified (GM) cassava in Nigeria? Evidence from a k-means segmentation analysis of beliefs and attitudes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(7), pages 1-22, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0179427
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179427
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