session 6.3 influence of extension methods and approaches in zambia
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Influence of extension methods and approaches on adoption of
agroforestry practices in Zambia
Gillian Kabwe, Hugh Bigsby, Ross Cullen
Presented at the World Congress of Agroforestry
10-14 February, 2014
Background Agroforestry technologies have potential to address
smallholder farmer challenges(Sanchez, 1995; Cooper et al., 1996; Kang & Akinnifesi, 2000; Franzel et al., 2001;
Garrity, 2006; Race, 2009) Low land productivity Low crop yields inadequate fodder for domestic animal feed Insecure household energy Lack of cash to meet basic needs
Trialling has been found to low; those adopting often make this part of their operation
Study methods
Multi-stage sampling for selecting farmers
Purposeful sampling of districts and agricultural camps
Eight (8) agricultural camps from four (4) districts:
Chadzombe and Kumadzi (Chadiza)
Feni and Kapita (Chipata)
Chilembwe and Mwanamphangwe (Katete)
Chataika and Mondola (Petauke)
Random sampling of households
388 farm families: 57 percent male and 43 percent females
Analysis of the data Adoption measurement at 2 levels
Trialing Adoption (continued use)
Statistical tools employed Descriptive statistics Chi-square tests of independence Logistic regression analysis ANOVA
Extension approaches (bars represents standard errors of the means according to
Bonferroni test, LSD = 0.1814)
Extension agents(bars represents standard errors of the means according to Bonferroni test, LSD = 0.1814)
Mean score ratings of extension approaches and agents by adopters of improved fallows and biomass transfers