Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/63367 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Research Paper No. 2007/15
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Using multinomial logit we analyze factors that influence the choice of mechanization technologies in Nyanza Province. The results show that farmers are aware of the attributes of the mechanization technologies, and that animal traction is the most commonly used. Gender, formal and informal training of the household head, and technology attributes influence the choice of mechanization technology. This study recommends increased formal and informal training, extension, credit, and tractor hire services to facilitate knowledge transfer, credit, and tractor availability. The study also recommends enactment of laws that increase women's access and control of productive resources.
Subjects: 
mechanization
technology
gender
choice
JEL: 
Q12
J16
D80
C81
R29
Q18
ISBN: 
9291909548=978-92-9190-954-4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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