Household Goals and Technology Adoption of Smallholders in Eastern Kenya

Kevin A. Parton

Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, 1993, vol. 61, issue 02-2, 12

Abstract: The farm-household system of smallholders in semi-arid eastern Kenya is described. This is followed by a review of the extent of adoption of a set of new practices. A lexicographic utility framework is then developed to analyse the interaction between household goals and technology adoption. The results highlight the importance of closely considering goals of individual farmers when designing technologies and disseminating information on new practices.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.9589

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