@article{Dimithe:11788,
      recid = {11788},
      author = {Dimithe, Georges and Bernsten, Richard H. and Staatz, John  M. and Sanogo, Ousmane and Coulibaly, B.S. and Simpara, M.},
      title = {ON THE USE OF PRODUCTIVITY-INCREASING TECHNOLOGIES IN  SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: THE CASE OF INLAND VALLEY SWAMP RICE  FARMING IN SOUTHERN MALI},
      address = {2000},
      number = {1099-2016-89112},
      series = {Staff Paper 2000-14},
      pages = {21},
      year = {2000},
      abstract = {There is no improved seed-fertilizer technology available  that can generate the needed growth in agricultural  production in Sub-Saharan Africa to meet food demand by the  rapidly increasing population.  This paper identifies  factors associated with inland valley swamp rice farmers'  
decisions to adopt "improved" varieties and/or fertilizer.   To achieve this objective, input-specific logistic models  were estimated using survey-generated data collected from a  random sample of 221 rice plots (one per farmer) selected  from a purposive sample of 12 Mali-Sud bas-fond villages  during the 1995-96 cropping season.  The model estimation  results show that the farther the village is from the  closest market, the lower the probability to adopt the  "improved" variety, increasing the size of the rice plot  will decrease this probability, and men are more likely to  adopt "improved" varieties than women because men have  access to credit through CMDT, and more alternative sources  of income to finance input purchases than women.  For  fertilizer, the use of "improved" varieties, the presence  
of water control infrastructure, and the village  experience in cotton production increase the likelihood  that a farmer will apply this input.  The significance of  the village experience in cotton production and women  limited access to credit suggests that one of the  constrains to a wider use of modern inputs is the absence  of a reliable source of these 
inputs and/or seasonal  credits.  The significance of village distance to the  closest market and the presence of water control the  likelihood of using these inputs suggests that there exits  some technological payoff associated with well-functioning  markets and road improvements because such 
investments  reduce the effective distance between the farm and the  market.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/11788},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.11788},
}