Targeting smallholder farmers to adopt improved cassava technologies: challenges and opportunities

Description

This chapter examines the challenges and opportunities for targeting smallholder farmers to adopt improved cassava technologies for yield and profitability. Smallholder farmers are not a homogenous group and, therefore, a static technology promotion system cannot address the needs of a dynamic client group. Using evidence from existing research, the chapter explores how key issues are being addressed. It reviews three case studies, including the Fufu Project and C:AVA, which show research being used in practice to improve cassava productivity among smallholders. Finally, it provides an insight into future trends in research on targeting smallholder farmers to adopt improved cassava technologies.

Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Research on improving cassava production and understanding smallholder farmers and their decisions 3 Research on smallholders’ support systems 4 Case studies 5 Summary 6 Future trends in research 7 Where to look for further information 8 References