@article{Ilukor:198518,
      recid = {198518},
      author = {Ilukor, John},
      title = {An Economic Assessment of Farmer Adaptation to Climate  Change Using Innovation in Sweet Potato Technologies in  Uganda},
      address = {2010-12},
      number = {634-2016-41448},
      pages = {79},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {Sweet potato technologies, like drought resistant  varieties and virus cleaned planting material have shown  resilience of agricultural systems to climate change  related effects. However, adoption of these technologies is  very low in Uganda. This study was designed to assess the  adoption potential (economic feasibility) of these  technologies by rural farm household under climate change  conditions. Data were collected from study areas in Kabale  and Soroti districts using household survey, focused group  discussion and secondary sources. The Tradeoff Analysis,  Minimum Data Model Approach (TOA-MD) was employed to  estimate the adoption potential of alternative practices  under climate change. Results from focused group discussion  reveal that farmers have developed different adaptation  strategies to climate change such as swamp reclamation,  migration to other areas, mixed cropping among others.  Access to these technologies was limited and government  provision of planting material usually ends up with a few  privileged farmers. Results from the model also show that,  adoption potential under climate change is high and varies  depending on agro-ecological zones, wealth status and  opportunity costs of adopting the technology. However,  providing free planting material is not feasible and if  undertaken, it does not benefit the poor but the rich. We  conclude that, adoption of these technologies is  economically feasible and recommend that, climate change  adaptation policy should target the poor, institutional  framework and systems should be strengthen to improve on  accountability in the implementation of climate change  adaptation strategies of public nature. Measures are also  needed to raise returns and reduce the opportunity costs of  climate change adaptation strategies. Further research is  needed to explore joint adoption of crop technologies that  have show resilience to climate related effects.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/198518},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.198518},
}