Variety awareness, nutrition knowledge and adoption of nutritionally enhanced crop varieties: evidence from Kenya

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Muthini, Davis Nguthi (author), Nzuma, Jonathan Makau (author), and Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    URL:
    https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/277135
    Published:
    Kenya
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11328
    Journal Title:
    African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    Journal Title Details:
    14(4) : 225-237
    Subject Term:
    adoption, crops, decision making, extension, extension communication, extension information, farmers, food, information needs, knowledge, knowledge level, nutrition information, value of information, vegetables, beans, Kenya (Africa, Eastern), and biofortified food
    Notes:
    Online via AgEconSearch., Authors evaluated the impact of varietal awareness and nutrition knowledge on their adoption of biofortified crop varieties. Findings suggested that farmers who had knowledge of the nutritional attributes of a specific variety of beans were more likely to adopt them.

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