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Wimalagunasekara T. U., . and Edirisinghe J. C., . and Wijesuriya. W., . Neighbours influence on farmer adoption of fertiliser recommendations in rubber cultivation. pp. 179-186. ISSN 1511-1768
Abstract
Farmers individual choices relating to agronomic practices are influenced by socio economic factors related to the farmer and his family as well as physical factors relating to the farm. Many studies that investigate these choices fail to recognise the importance of neighbours influence on decision making. This research attempted to determine whether there exists a relationship between one farmers choice and the choices of the neighbouring farmers in adoption of fertiliser recommendations in rubber cultivation of a sample of 393 smallholder farmers in one of the non-traditional rubber growing districts in Sri Lanka. Major aims of the research were to explicitly model spatial relationships in adoption of fertiliser application in rubber cultivation and to identify the factors that influence them. Bayesian Spatial Autoregressive Probit (SARP) model was used in the study. The neighbours influence was measured in terms of a spatial correlation coefficient. Results revealed that the spatial correlation coefficient was positive and statistically significant implying a strong influence by neighbours on a decision by a particular farmer. The results also highlighted the importance of socio economic factors and soil characteristics in adopting these practices.
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Abstract
Farmers individual choices relating to agronomic practices are influenced by socio economic factors related to the farmer and his family as well as physical factors relating to the farm. Many studies that investigate these choices fail to recognise the importance of neighbours influence on decision making. This research attempted to determine whether there exists a relationship between one farmers choice and the choices of the neighbouring farmers in adoption of fertiliser recommendations in rubber cultivation of a sample of 393 smallholder farmers in one of the non-traditional rubber growing districts in Sri Lanka. Major aims of the research were to explicitly model spatial relationships in adoption of fertiliser application in rubber cultivation and to identify the factors that influence them. Bayesian Spatial Autoregressive Probit (SARP) model was used in the study. The neighbours influence was measured in terms of a spatial correlation coefficient. Results revealed that the spatial correlation coefficient was positive and statistically significant implying a strong influence by neighbours on a decision by a particular farmer. The results also highlighted the importance of socio economic factors and soil characteristics in adopting these practices.
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Item Type: | Article |
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AGROVOC Term: | Rubber |
AGROVOC Term: | neighbourhood societies |
AGROVOC Term: | Fertilizers |
AGROVOC Term: | Cultivation |
AGROVOC Term: | Small farmers |
AGROVOC Term: | Socioeconomic systems |
AGROVOC Term: | Soil |
AGROVOC Term: | Decision making |
Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 06:28 |
URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22997 |
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