TY - JOUR
T1 - Farmers' mobilisation of social capital for beneficial uptake of technological innovations in southwest Nigeria
AU - Harpham, Trudy
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Social capital has been identified as an important factor influencing successful uptake of technological innovations among small-scale, rural farmers in developing countries. This study draws on descriptive statistics and regression analysis of data obtained from 325 farmers in southwest Nigeria to examine the effectiveness of social capital mobilised by rural farmers. The results indicate farmers' cooperatives are, because of their stronger organisational capacity and formal structure, able to generate more effective social capital for information sharing and linking up with important external organisations providing technical and financial support for successful adoption of innovations.
AB - Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Social capital has been identified as an important factor influencing successful uptake of technological innovations among small-scale, rural farmers in developing countries. This study draws on descriptive statistics and regression analysis of data obtained from 325 farmers in southwest Nigeria to examine the effectiveness of social capital mobilised by rural farmers. The results indicate farmers' cooperatives are, because of their stronger organisational capacity and formal structure, able to generate more effective social capital for information sharing and linking up with important external organisations providing technical and financial support for successful adoption of innovations.
KW - MD Multidisciplinary
U2 - 10.1504/IJTLID.2014.065882
DO - 10.1504/IJTLID.2014.065882
M3 - Article
SN - 1753-1942
SP - 147
EP - 166
JO - International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development
JF - International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development
ER -