Abstract
Research was conducted during a 10-month period (August '89–May '90) in Arrondissement de Koumpentoum, Région de Tambacounda, Sénégal to evaluate factors influencing the adoption and farmer perceptions of the risks associated with agroforestry. Variables have been identified that are significant to agroforestry adoption and predictive equations are formulated. Land ownership and labor availability are identified as the two most significant factors which contribute to agroforestry adoption. They contribute to the sense of security of a producer thereby reducing the aversion to risking agroforestry adoption.
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On a fait des recherches pendant une période de dix mois (du mois d'août 89 au mois de mai 90) dans l'arrondissement de Koumpentoum, Région de Tambacounda au Sénégal pour évaluer les facteurs qui influencent l'adoption de l'agroforesterie et la perception du fermier du risque associé à l'adoption d'agroforesterie. On a indentifié les variables qui sont importantes à l'agroforesterie, et les équations prophétiques sont formulées. Le droit de propriété et la disponibilité de travail sont indentifiés comme étant les deux facteurs les plus importants qui contribuent au choix de l'agroforesterie. Ces facteurs contribuent au sentiment de sécurité d'un producteur, et de ce fait, ils réduisent l'aversion pour le risque de l'adoption de l'agroforesterie.
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Caveness, F.A., Kurtz, W.B. Agroforestry adoption and risk perception by farmers in Sénégal. Agroforest Syst 21, 11–25 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00704923
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