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Four Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers - icrisat

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FIELDS- is the number <strong>of</strong> fields owned by the farmers. <strong>Farmers</strong> with more fields are expected to accumulate more income<br />

that can used to finance farming activities especially improved technologies. It is hypothesized that FIELDS have a positive<br />

influence on farmer’s adoption decision <strong>of</strong> improved Soybean varieties in the study communities.<br />

INFVA-whether the farmers do get information on improved Soybean varieties. It takes the Value 1 if farmer has access<br />

to information on improved Soybean varieties <strong>and</strong> 0 if otherwise. It is assumed that farmers who get information on new<br />

technologies are <strong>of</strong>ten in better position to determine the benefits <strong>of</strong> that position to determine the benefits <strong>of</strong> that technology.<br />

IVFVA is therefore hypothesized to be positively related to farmer’s adoption decision <strong>of</strong> improved Soybean varieties in the<br />

study area.<br />

VABUY-whether a seeds market is available in the village. It takes on the value 1 if market is available <strong>and</strong> 0, if otherwise.<br />

This variable is hypothesized to influence positively adoption.<br />

SEEDCOLLB- whether a farmer participate in community-based seed multiplication programs. It takes on the value 1 if he<br />

participates in seed multiplication programs <strong>and</strong> 0 otherwise. We assume that farmers who is involved in seed multiplication<br />

program is more likely to be selected for TLII improved soybean promotional activities <strong>and</strong> thus may have a high propensity to<br />

adopt the improved soybean varieties.<br />

CONTFREQ- it indicates the frequency <strong>of</strong> farmer’s contact with extension services. This variable is split into tree categories:<br />

CONTFREQ1, CONTFREQ2, <strong>and</strong> CONTFREQ3- when the frequency is less than once a month, once a month, <strong>and</strong> more<br />

than once a month respectively. Each category is considered as a dummy in the model. It is assumed that frequency <strong>of</strong> visits<br />

is positively related with adoption.<br />

Progress <strong>of</strong> Phase 1<br />

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