@article{Mumah:339203,
      recid = {339203},
      author = {Mumah, Edwin  and Chen, Yangfen  and Hong, Yu  and Okello,  Dickson},
      title = {Machinery Adoption and Its Effect on Maize Productivity  among Smallholder Farmers in Western Kenya: Evidence from  the Chisel Harrow Tillage Practice},
      journal = {Research on World Agricultural Economy},
      address = {2024-01-11},
      number = {2455-2024-027},
      month = {Jan},
      year = {2024},
      abstract = {A major component of contemporary agriculture is  machinery. Nonetheless, in Kenya and other African nations,  the rate of adoption of agricultural machinery remains  quite low. Understanding the fundamental causes and their  impacts on agricultural output is crucial. Using data  collected from a household survey of 1,499 farmers in  Western Kenya, this study employed the endogenous switching  regression model to examine the use of chisel harrows and  their effects on maize production. Results show that the  adoption of the chisel harrow was positively impacted by  factors such as farm size, credit accessibility, gender,  extension contact, and education attainment, while factors  such as age and market proximity had a negative impact. The  yield per hectare was higher for adopters than for  non-adopters. According to the counterfactual analysis  results, those who utilized chisel harrow tools were able  to achieve a higher yield (1512 kg/ha) than they would have  if they had not used the equipment (1099 kg/ha). The  average maize yield per hectare increased by 413 kg and 217  kg for adopters and non-adopters, respectively, when chisel  harrows were used. It is concluded that while training and  field demonstrations may also be held to increase farmers’  understanding of the benefits of the chisel harrow,  encouraging farmers to adopt the tool has the potential to  improve low production in the surveyed regions.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/339203},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.339203},
}