Determinant of Adoption of Improved Varieties of Sorghum in Center-north and Boucle du Mouhoun in Burkina Faso

Abstract

Sorghum is the first food cereal in Burkina Faso. Its average yield is of the order of 850 kg/ha (Barro-Kondombo, 2010). Sorghum is listed as a priority plant in research and food security strategies. Local varieties remain dominant in the traditional farming system with a predominance of the botanical race Guinea (Barro-Kondombo et al., 2008). This study was conducted on 300 farmers in center-north and the Boucle du Mouhoun in Burkina Faso. The objective of this paper is to determine the socioeconomic factors influencing the adoption of improved varieties of sorghum in the aforementioned regions. An econometric model Probit was used. The results show that the area, training on the improved varieties, membership of a farmer organization, land area planted with sorghum, access to credit and the availability of improved varieties positively affect the probability of adopting improved varieties of sorghum. In contrast, the age of the producer negatively affects the probability of adoption of improved varieties of sorghum.

Keywords: adoption, improved varieties, sorghum, Probit, Burkina Faso, center-north, Boucle du Mouhoun.

DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-4-08