TY - CPAPER AB - Slow adoption rates of Agricultural technologies continue to beset Africa’s food insecurity reduction efforts and economic development generally. Household survey data and focus group discussions were used to identify determinants of adoption of tissue culture bananas among smallholder farmers in Western Kenya. Logit analysis shows that gender, off-farm employment, household size, education level, age, land size, off farm income and extension services had significant influence on adoption of tissue culture banana production. More significant is sustainable access to Tissue culture plantlets which is a crucial input. Successful interventions should target youth, women famers and access to extension information. Policies targeting land consolidation will also help increase technology adoption. AU - Langat, B.K. AU - Ngéno, V.K. AU - Nyangweso, Philip M. AU - Mutwol, M. J. AU - Gohole, L. AU - Yaninek, S. DA - 2013 DA - 2013 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.161444 DO - doi ID - 161444 KW - International Development KW - Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies KW - Tissue culture banana KW - Technology adoption KW - Subsistence Economy KW - Western Kenya L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/161444/files/Drivers%20of%20Technology%20Adoption.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/161444/files/Drivers%20of%20Technology%20Adoption.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/161444/files/Drivers%20of%20Technology%20Adoption.pdf LA - eng LA - English LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/161444/files/Drivers%20of%20Technology%20Adoption.pdf N2 - Slow adoption rates of Agricultural technologies continue to beset Africa’s food insecurity reduction efforts and economic development generally. Household survey data and focus group discussions were used to identify determinants of adoption of tissue culture bananas among smallholder farmers in Western Kenya. Logit analysis shows that gender, off-farm employment, household size, education level, age, land size, off farm income and extension services had significant influence on adoption of tissue culture banana production. More significant is sustainable access to Tissue culture plantlets which is a crucial input. Successful interventions should target youth, women famers and access to extension information. Policies targeting land consolidation will also help increase technology adoption. PY - 2013 PY - 2013 T1 - Drivers of Technology Adoption in a Subsistence Economy: The case of Tissue Culture Bananas in Western Kenya TI - Drivers of Technology Adoption in a Subsistence Economy: The case of Tissue Culture Bananas in Western Kenya UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/161444/files/Drivers%20of%20Technology%20Adoption.pdf Y1 - 2013 ER -