Will farmers intend to cultivate Provitamin A genetically modified (GM) cassava in Nigeria? Evidence from a k-means segmentation analysis of beliefs and attitudes
Will farmers intend to cultivate Provitamin A genetically modified (GM) cassava in Nigeria? Evidence from a k-means segmentation analysis of beliefs and attitudes
复制标题
尼日利亚农民是否打算种植含有维生素 A 原的转基因 (GM) 木薯？
作者：
A. Oparinde;T. Abdoulaye;D. Mignouna;A. Bamire
分析人口中的市场部分对于农业系统和政策进程以新的创新为目标仍然至关重要。通过行为理论和k-means聚类分析相结合的方法，研究了对种植维生素原A转基因木薯的态度和意图的模式，调查了各种行为前因之间的相互关系。使用一个国家级样本的小农户木薯在尼日利亚，本文确定了三个不同的类的态度和意图表示为低反对，中等反对和高反对农民。据估计，只有25%的受访农民强烈反对种植维生素A原转基因木薯。
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.