Gender Impacts on Adoption of New Technologies: Evidence from Uganda

Eftila Tanellari, Genti Kostandini and Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi

No 143204, 2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of gender on the adoption of new technologies of peanut production in Eastern Uganda. The findings suggest that females adopt improved varieties at a lower rate compared to males. In addition, females in female-headed households are less likely to adopt.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.143204

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