Village networks and entrepreneurial farming in Uganda
Village networks and entrepreneurial farming in Uganda
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DOI：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106241
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发表时间：
2023-03-21
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Verschoor，Arjan
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作者：
D'Exelle，Ben;Verschoor，Arjan
通过采用新作物或改良种子，从半自给农业向更具创业精神的农业过渡，对发展中国家的减贫十分重要。在农村社会，农民试验新技术的倾向受到他们获得信息和支持的影响，这些信息和支持由亲朋好友网络提供。考虑到同一连接可以共享信息和支持，我们研究了这两种网络功能的分离效应和相互作用。使用来自乌干达农民样本的两波数据，我们发现，采用新作物或改良种子的倾向随着以前采用新作物或改良种子的朋友或亲戚的数量而增加。如果同样的朋友或亲戚也以礼物或贷款的形式提供支持，那么对采用新作物的影响就会更大。与此同时，我们发现，支持的积极作用是有条件的，条件是朋友或亲戚以前采用了新的作物。
The transition from semi-subsistence farming to more entrepreneurial farming by the adoption of new crops or improved seeds is important for poverty reduction in developing countries. In rural societies, farmers’ propensity to experiment with new technologies is influenced by their access to information and support, provided by networks of friends and relatives. Considering that the same connection can share both information and support, we study the separate effects as well as the interaction of both network functions. Using two waves of data from a sample of Ugandan farmers, we find that the propensity to adopt new crops or improved seeds increases with the number of friends or relatives who adopted new crops or improved seeds before. The effect on the adoption of new crops is stronger if the same friends or relatives also provide support in the form of gifts or loans. At the same time, we find a positive effect of support that is conditional on friends or relatives having adopted new crops before.