Spatial spillover effects of smallholder households’ adoption behaviour of soil management practices among push–pull farmers in Rwanda

dc.contributor.authorKidoido, Michael M.
dc.contributor.authorAgboka, Komi Mensah
dc.contributor.authorHailu, Girma
dc.contributor.authorBelayneh, Yeneneh
dc.contributor.authorMutyambai, Daniel Munyao
dc.contributor.authorOwino, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorKassie, Menale
dc.contributor.authorNiassy, Saliou
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-29T05:02:36Z
dc.date.available2025-08-29T05:02:36Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-26
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : Data supporting the reported results can be requested from the corresponding authors.
dc.description.abstractPush–pull technology (PPT) integrates maize with the legume fodder Desmodium sp. and the border crop Brachiaria sp., aiming to enhance maize production in Rwanda. Despite its potential, the adoption of complementary soil management practices (SMP), vital for PPT’s success, remains low. This study employs spatial econometric methods to evaluate the determinants of SMP adoption and the interdependencies in decision-making among PPT-practicing farmers. We constructed a spatial weight matrix based on a global Moran’s I index and identified optimal model parameters through principal component analysis. Utilizing a spatial Durbin probit model (SDPM), we assessed the spatial interdependence of SMP adoption decisions among maize farmers. Our findings reveal significant spatial dependence in SMP adoption within a 1.962 km radius, with improved seed usage, household income, yield, farmer group membership and size of land cultivated being key factors positively influencing adoption. We propose a “nonequilibrium promotion strategy” to enhance SMP adoption, emphasizing the establishment of pilot regions to broaden outreach. Additionally, fostering technical training and selecting farmers with adequate resources as demonstration leaders can enhance spatial spillover effects. This research provides insights for developing policies to scale up push–pull technology in Rwanda and across Sub-Saharan Africa.
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomology
dc.description.librarianam2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.description.sdgSDG-02: Zero Hunger
dc.description.sponsorshipBiovision Foundation for Ecological Development (Switzerland); USAID/OFDA and USAID/BHA, through the project titled “Reinforcing and Expanding the Community-Based Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) Monitoring, Forecasting for Early Warning and Timely Management to Protect Food Security and Improve Livelihoods of Vulnerable Communities-CBFAMFEW II”, and the European Union (EU) funded project “Integrated pest management strategy to counter the threat of invasive fall armyworm to food security and Eastern Africa (FAW-IPM)”.
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability
dc.identifier.citationKidoido, M.M.; Agboka, K.M.; Chidawanyika, F.; Hailu, G.; Belayneh, Y.; Mutyambai, D.M.; Owino, R.; Kassie, M.; Niassy, S. Spatial Spillover Effects of Smallholder Households’ Adoption Behaviour of Soil Management Practices Among Push–Pull Farmers in Rwanda. Sustainability 2024, 16, 10349. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su162310349.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/ su162310349
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/104047
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
dc.subjectSoil management
dc.subjectSpatial Durbin probit model (SDPM)
dc.subjectPests and diseases
dc.subjectSmallholder farmer
dc.subjectPush–pull technology adoption
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectPush–pull technology (PPT)
dc.subjectSoil management practices (SMP)
dc.subjectRwanda
dc.titleSpatial spillover effects of smallholder households’ adoption behaviour of soil management practices among push–pull farmers in Rwanda
dc.typeArticle

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