Factor of Adoption of Organic Cotton in Southern Mali in the Villages of Kolodieba and Yanfolila

Abstract

Organic cotton has started in 2004 in Mali in the context of a serious crisis in the conventional cotton   production system. It is all the more important for developing countries like Mali where agriculture, one of the pillars of the economy, remains heavily dependent on chemical pesticides. The aim of this study is to analyze the adoption of organic cotton production in the villages of Kolondieba and Yanfolila in southern Mali. Our survey involved 114 people including 48 organic cotton producers and 67 conventional cotton producers. Data were collected through individual interviews based on questionnaires. The analysis of the adoption of organic cotton carried out using a logistic regression model showed that the socio-economic characteristics of producers as well as the sex and education of producers are the main factors influencing their choice of production or not organic cotton. Women prefer organic production more than conventional production. This allows them not to depend on their husbands for inputs but also to have their own fields. Producers who have a very large number of people in the family, producers with schooling, as well as producers with a lot of beef are more apt to adopt organic cotton.

Keywords: Adoption, Socio-economic factors, Organic cotton

DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-10-03

Publication date:May 31^st 2021