Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers in the context of HIV, AIDS: the case of tissue-cultured banana in Kenya
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of contents
Acknowledgements
7
List of acronyms and abbreviations
15
Chapter
1
Introduction
17
1.1
Justification
17
1.2
Research problem
18
1.2.1
The tissue culture technology
19
1.3
Research objectives and questions
21
1.3.1
Goals and objectives
21
1.3.2
Objectives
22
1.3.3
Research questions and sub-questions
22
1.4
Structure of the book
23
Chapter
2
Literature review and conceptual framework
25
2.1
Theoretical approaches to agricultural technology development and
adoption
25
2.1.1
Innovation-diffusion model
25
2.1.2
Economic constraint model
27
2.1.3
Central source of innovation model
28
2.1.4
Multiple source of innovation model
29
2.2
Sustainable livelihood approach
29
2.2.1
The household as the level of analysis
30
2.2.2
Household livelihood resources and assets
31
2.2.3
Household livelihood strategies and activities
34
2.2.4
Livelihood outcomes
37
2.2.5
The institutional environment of rural households
38
2.2.6
The vulnerability context in a situation of
HIV/
AIDS
39
2.3
The concept of gender
44
2.3.1
Gender and agriculture
44
2.3.2
Gender and
HIV/
AIDS
47
2.4
Conceptual framework
47
Chapter
3
Study design and data collection
51
3.1
Research area
51
3.2
Research strategy
53
3.2.1
The household as a unit of analysis
54
3.3
Data collection
54
3.3.1
Orientation phase
54
3.3.2
Key informant interviews
55
Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers
3.3.3
Focus
group discussions (FGD)
56
3.3.4
Household survey
58
3.3.5
In-depth interviews
62
3.3.6
Secondary data
62
3.3.7
Ethical considerations in data collection
63
3.3.8
Problems encountered in data collection
64
3.4
Data processing and analysis
64
3.4.1
Qualitative data analysis
64
3.4.2
Analysis of survey data
65
3.5
Time schedule of the research
65
Chapter
4
Kenya and the study area: agriculture and
HIV/
AIDS
67
4.1
Agriculture in Kenya
67
4.1.1
The significance of agriculture for the economy
67
4.1.2
Agricultural technological innovations
68
4.1.3
Agricultural extension services
70
4.2
Banana production in Kenya
72
4.2.2
The tissue culture technology
74
4.2.3
Banana marketing
75
4.3 HIV/
AIDS situation in Kenya
79
4.3.1
The
HIV/
AIDS pandemic in Kenya
80
4.3.2
Agriculture, gender and HIV/AIDS in Kenya
83
4.4
Livelihood profile of the study area
84
4.4.1
Human capital
84
4.4.2
Natural capital
85
4.4.3
Physical capital
86
4.4.4
Financial capital
88
4.4.5
Social capital
88
4.5
Community s perception of the
HIV/
AIDS situation in the study area
90
Chapter
5
Household assets, activities and strategies
95
5.1
Characterization of farm households
95
5.2
Description of asset ownership in different farming household types
98
5.2.1
Human capital
98
5.2.2
Natural capital
98
5.2.3
Financial capital
103
5.2.4
Physical capital
105
5.2.5
Social capital
106
5.3
Household livelihood strategies and activities
110
5.3.1
Farming 111
5.3.2
Livelihood diversification activities
114
0
Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers
5.4
Discussion
119
5.4.1
Farming household type one (N
=
111)
120
5.4.2
Farming household type two
(N = 94) 120
5.4.3
Farming household type three (N
= 46) 121
Chapter
6
Effects of
HIV/
AIDS on farming household livelihood
123
6.1
Differences in asset of HIV/AIDS-affected and non-affected farming
households
124
6.1.1
Human capital
124
6.1.2
Natural capital
128
6.1.3
Financial capital
129
6.1.4
Physical capital
130
6.1.5
Social capital
130
6.2
Livelihood activities and strategies in HIV/AIDS-affected and non-affected
farming households
134
6.2.1
Farming
134
6.2.2
Livelihood diversification activities in HIV/AIDS-affected and non-
affected farming households
141
6.3
Case studies
144
6.3.1
Case
1 :
A grandfather living with an AIDS infected granddaughter
145
6.3.2
Case
2:
An AIDS-widow s struggle for access to land
148
6.3.3
Case
3:
An elderly couple fostering AIDS orphans
151
6.4
Discussion
154
Chapter
7
Significance of tissue-cultured banana for farming households
livelihoods
159
7.1
Tissue-cultured banana in Maragua: introduction and labour
requirements
159
7.1.1
Labour requirements of tissue-cultured banana
160
7.2
Farmers perceptions of tissue-cultured banana versus the conventional
banana
162
7.3
Differences among the farming household types
164
7.4
Adoption defined
167
7.5
Empirical analysis and variables
168
7.5.1
Farmer characteristics, human capital
168
7.5.2
Farming household assets
170
7.5.3
Off-farm livelihood activities
172
7.6
Results and discussion
172
7.6.1
Determinants of tissue-cultured banana adoption
172
7.6.2
Determinants of continued use of tissue-cultured banana plantlets
175
7.7
Livelihood outcomes
178
7.8
Discussion
179
Adoption of agricultural Innovations by smallholder farmers
¡ ¡
Chapter
8
Conclusion and discussion
181
8.1
Answering the research questions
181
8.1.1
Assets, activities and strategies of farming households
181
8.1.2
The effects of
HIV/
AIDS on farming households livelihood
portfolio
183
8.1.3
The significance of tissue-cultured banana for farming households
livelihoods
184
8.2
A livelihood approach to agricultural innovation
187
8.2.1
Agricultural innovation
187
8.2.2
Policies and institutions
188
8.2.3
Vulnerability context
189
8.2.4
Gender perspectives on livelihood and
HIV/
AIDS impacts
190
8.3
Policy implications
191
References
195
Annex
207
Summary
209
Curriculum
vitae
215
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Table
of contents
Acknowledgements
7
List of acronyms and abbreviations
15
Chapter
1
Introduction
17
1.1
Justification
17
1.2
Research problem
18
1.2.1
The tissue culture technology
19
1.3
Research objectives and questions
21
1.3.1
Goals and objectives
21
1.3.2
Objectives
22
1.3.3
Research questions and sub-questions
22
1.4
Structure of the book
23
Chapter
2
Literature review and conceptual framework
25
2.1
Theoretical approaches to agricultural technology development and
adoption
25
2.1.1
Innovation-diffusion model
25
2.1.2
Economic constraint model
27
2.1.3
Central source of innovation model
28
2.1.4
Multiple source of innovation model
29
2.2
Sustainable livelihood approach
29
2.2.1
The household as the level of analysis
30
2.2.2
Household livelihood resources and assets
31
2.2.3
Household livelihood strategies and activities
34
2.2.4
Livelihood outcomes
37
2.2.5
The institutional environment of rural households
38
2.2.6
The vulnerability context in a situation of
HIV/
AIDS
39
2.3
The concept of gender
44
2.3.1
Gender and agriculture
44
2.3.2
Gender and
HIV/
AIDS
47
2.4
Conceptual framework
47
Chapter
3
Study design and data collection
51
3.1
Research area
51
3.2
Research strategy
53
3.2.1
The household as a unit of analysis
54
3.3
Data collection
54
3.3.1
Orientation phase
54
3.3.2
Key informant interviews
55
Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers
3.3.3
Focus
group discussions (FGD)
56
3.3.4
Household survey
58
3.3.5
In-depth interviews
62
3.3.6
Secondary data
62
3.3.7
Ethical considerations in data collection
63
3.3.8
Problems encountered in data collection
64
3.4
Data processing and analysis
64
3.4.1
Qualitative data analysis
64
3.4.2
Analysis of survey data
65
3.5
Time schedule of the research
65
Chapter
4
Kenya and the study area: agriculture and
HIV/
AIDS
67
4.1
Agriculture in Kenya
67
4.1.1
The significance of agriculture for the economy
67
4.1.2
Agricultural technological innovations
68
4.1.3
Agricultural extension services
70
4.2
Banana production in Kenya
72
4.2.2
The tissue culture technology
74
4.2.3
Banana marketing
75
4.3 HIV/
AIDS situation in Kenya
79
4.3.1
The
HIV/
AIDS pandemic in Kenya
80
4.3.2
Agriculture, gender and HIV/AIDS in Kenya
83
4.4
Livelihood profile of the study area
84
4.4.1
Human capital
84
4.4.2
Natural capital
85
4.4.3
Physical capital
86
4.4.4
Financial capital
88
4.4.5
Social capital
88
4.5
Community's perception of the
HIV/
AIDS situation in the study area
90
Chapter
5
Household assets, activities and strategies
95
5.1
Characterization of farm households
95
5.2
Description of asset ownership in different farming household types
98
5.2.1
Human capital
98
5.2.2
Natural capital
98
5.2.3
Financial capital
103
5.2.4
Physical capital
105
5.2.5
Social capital
106
5.3
Household livelihood strategies and activities
110
5.3.1
Farming 111
5.3.2
Livelihood diversification activities
114
'0
Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers
5.4
Discussion
119
5.4.1
Farming household type one (N
=
111)
120
5.4.2
Farming household type two
(N = 94) 120
5.4.3
Farming household type three (N
= 46) 121
Chapter
6
Effects of
HIV/
AIDS on farming household livelihood
123
6.1
Differences in asset of HIV/AIDS-affected and non-affected farming
households
124
6.1.1
Human capital
124
6.1.2
Natural capital
128
6.1.3
Financial capital
129
6.1.4
Physical capital
130
6.1.5
Social capital
130
6.2
Livelihood activities and strategies in HIV/AIDS-affected and non-affected
farming households
134
6.2.1
Farming
134
6.2.2
Livelihood diversification activities in HIV/AIDS-affected and non-
affected farming households
141
6.3
Case studies
144
6.3.1
Case
1 :
A grandfather living with an AIDS infected granddaughter
145
6.3.2
Case
2:
An AIDS-widow's struggle for access to land
148
6.3.3
Case
3:
An elderly couple fostering AIDS orphans
151
6.4
Discussion
154
Chapter
7
Significance of tissue-cultured banana for farming households'
livelihoods
159
7.1
Tissue-cultured banana in Maragua: introduction and labour
requirements
159
7.1.1
Labour requirements of tissue-cultured banana
160
7.2
Farmers' perceptions of tissue-cultured banana versus the conventional
banana
162
7.3
Differences among the farming household types
164
7.4
Adoption defined
167
7.5
Empirical analysis and variables
168
7.5.1
Farmer characteristics, human capital
168
7.5.2
Farming household assets
170
7.5.3
Off-farm livelihood activities
172
7.6
Results and discussion
172
7.6.1
Determinants of tissue-cultured banana adoption
172
7.6.2
Determinants of continued use of tissue-cultured banana plantlets
175
7.7
Livelihood outcomes
178
7.8
Discussion
179
Adoption of agricultural Innovations by smallholder farmers
¡ ¡
Chapter
8
Conclusion and discussion
181
8.1
Answering the research questions
181
8.1.1
Assets, activities and strategies of farming households
181
8.1.2
The effects of
HIV/
AIDS on farming households' livelihood
portfolio
183
8.1.3
The significance of tissue-cultured banana for farming households'
livelihoods
184
8.2
A livelihood approach to agricultural innovation
187
8.2.1
Agricultural innovation
187
8.2.2
Policies and institutions
188
8.2.3
Vulnerability context
189
8.2.4
Gender perspectives on livelihood and
HIV/
AIDS impacts
190
8.3
Policy implications
191
References
195
Annex
207
Summary
209
Curriculum
vitae
215
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