Determinants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationRockefeller Foundation
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryUnited States
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CM
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2US
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionACP
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.coverage.regionNorthern America
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/s0308-521x(99)00074-8
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0308-521X
cg.issue2
cg.journalAgricultural Systems
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANT
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDING
cg.subject.iitaCROP HUSBANDRY
cg.subject.iitaDISEASES CONTROL
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTION
cg.subject.iitaLIVELIHOODS
cg.subject.iitaFARM MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.iitaHANDLING, TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
cg.subject.iitaPLANT DISEASES
cg.volume63
dc.contributor.authorNkamleu, G.B.
dc.contributor.authorAdesina, A.A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-17T09:02:54Zen
dc.date.available2018-05-17T09:02:54Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/92626
dc.titleDeterminants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroonen
dcterms.abstractLow use of chemical inputs has been cited as a major factor limiting productivity growth of agriculture in most of sub-Saharan Africa. A wide range of variables influence adoption of such input. It is important to understand the role of these factors to ensure the development and implementation of more effective programs to promote agricultural input use. This study examines the effect of socio-economic factors on the likelihood of using chemical fertilizer and pesticide in peri-urban lowland agricultural systems in Cameroon. Rather than the univariate probit model which is commonly used, the bivariate probit model is employed to take account of the correlation between the disturbances. Results generally indicate that lowland farmers who are more highly educated, those with temporary land rights and those whose fields are more distant from the homestead are more likely to use chemical fertilizer. In the same way, lowland male farmers, those who have contact with extension, those who have temporary land rights or those practising continuous cropping are more likely to use chemical pesticides.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNkamleu, G. & Adesina, A. (2000). Determinants of chemical input use in peri-urban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon. Agricultural Systems, 63(2), 111-121.en
dcterms.extentp. 111-121
dcterms.issued2000-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.subjectchemical fertilizeren
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectpesticidesen
dcterms.subjectintegrated pest managementen
dcterms.subjectsub-saharan africaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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