Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation
In Uganda, farmers in arid and semi-arid areas lack sweetpotato seed after dry spells. This constrains the crop’s potential to contribute to food security. Triple S (sand, storage, sprouting) is a root-based technology addressing seed scarcity. Despite the technology’s efficacy, a systematic assessm...
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| author | Sarah Mayanja Janet Mwende Norman Kwikiriza Julius Okello Guy Hareau Joseph Ssekandi |
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| description | In Uganda, farmers in arid and semi-arid areas lack sweetpotato seed after dry spells. This constrains the crop’s potential to contribute to food security. Triple S (sand, storage, sprouting) is a root-based technology addressing seed scarcity. Despite the technology’s efficacy, a systematic assessment of its demand has not been done. A study was undertaken to assess how Knowledge, Attitudes, Norms and Perceptions influence farmers uptake of the Triple S, using a structured questionnaire with 255 farmers stratified into users (n = 132) and non-users (n = 123). Sex-disaggregated focus groups were conducted with 40 farmers. The Theory of Planned Behavior and Technology Adoption Model were used to test hypotheses on Triple S adoption. Perceived Behavior Control, Perceived Usefulness and Knowledge positively predicted Behavior Intention (BI) only for non-users, while Attitude, Subjective Norms and Agency predicted BI for users. Gender Norms negatively influenced Agency for both groups. Gender-responsive adoption strategies may enhance technology uptake. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8ab513d5f65492c8d84f4ec9c647a2e2025-08-20T02:54:06ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2024-12-0122110.1080/14735903.2024.2329389Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservationSarah Mayanja0Janet Mwende1Norman Kwikiriza2Julius Okello3Guy Hareau4Joseph Ssekandi5International Potato Center, Kampala, UgandaUniversity of East Anglia, School of International Development, Norwich, UKInternational Potato Center, Kampala, UgandaInternational Potato Center, Kampala, UgandaInternational Potato Center, Lima, PeruFaculty of Agriculture, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, UgandaIn Uganda, farmers in arid and semi-arid areas lack sweetpotato seed after dry spells. This constrains the crop’s potential to contribute to food security. Triple S (sand, storage, sprouting) is a root-based technology addressing seed scarcity. Despite the technology’s efficacy, a systematic assessment of its demand has not been done. A study was undertaken to assess how Knowledge, Attitudes, Norms and Perceptions influence farmers uptake of the Triple S, using a structured questionnaire with 255 farmers stratified into users (n = 132) and non-users (n = 123). Sex-disaggregated focus groups were conducted with 40 farmers. The Theory of Planned Behavior and Technology Adoption Model were used to test hypotheses on Triple S adoption. Perceived Behavior Control, Perceived Usefulness and Knowledge positively predicted Behavior Intention (BI) only for non-users, while Attitude, Subjective Norms and Agency predicted BI for users. Gender Norms negatively influenced Agency for both groups. Gender-responsive adoption strategies may enhance technology uptake.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2329389Sweetpotatotheory of planned behaviortechnology adoption modelknowledgeattitudenorms |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Mayanja Janet Mwende Norman Kwikiriza Julius Okello Guy Hareau Joseph Ssekandi Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Sweetpotato theory of planned behavior technology adoption model knowledge attitude norms |
| title | Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation |
| title_full | Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation |
| title_fullStr | Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation |
| title_short | Farmers’ intentions to adopt Triple S for sweetpotato seed conservation |
| title_sort | farmers intentions to adopt triple s for sweetpotato seed conservation |
| topic | Sweetpotato theory of planned behavior technology adoption model knowledge attitude norms |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2329389 |
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