Adoption assessment of the project introduced technologies for date palm farming system in the Sultanate of Oman
Author(s)
Citation
Boubaker Dhehibi, Mohamed Ben-Salah, Aymen Frija, Aden A. Aw-Hassan, Youssef Al Raisi, Ibrahim Al Bousaidi, Suleiman Al Amri, Said Al Sobahi, Khaled Al Shoaili. (20/9/2018). Adoption assessment of the project introduced technologies for date palm farming system in the Sultanate of Oman. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Abstract
The aim of this research paper is to assess the adoption level of the two
technologies (liquid pollination and polycarbonate drying houses) developed by the date
palm project in the Sultanate of Oman. The methodological framework used is based on the
implementation of the ADOPT (Adoption and Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool) tool in
two localities of the Sultanate of Oman through focus groups discussion (FGD’s).
Empirical findings obtained from the assessment of the Liquid Pollination (LP) technology
indicate that peak adoption rate for liquid pollination technology in “North Al Batinah” is
high and predicted to be around 95% (of the total population) after a period of 14.5 years.
The predicted adoption level after 5 and 10 years from introducing the technology in the
region is expected to be 46.9% and 91.5%, respectively. The assessment of the rate of
adoption of the Polycarbonate Drying Houses (PHD) technology and the identification of
factors affecting the peak and adoption levels, and constraints that limit the adoption
process and widespread of such technology among the date palm growers of Oman
indicates that peak adoption rate for PDH technology in the target study region is predicted
to be 95% after a period of 21 years. The predicted adoption level after 5 and 10 years is
expected to be 23.5% and 72.9%, respectively.
The presented results suggest that sustainable increase in date palm productivity can be
achieved if farmers are encouraged to adopt the LP and PDH technologies. However, the
adoption of such technology needs to be accompanied by a supporting extension system
and an enabling policy environment to ensure the scaling-up and widespread use of these
promising and profitable technologies
Author(s) ORCID(s)
Dhehibi, Boubakerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3854-6669
Ben-Salah, Mohamedhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1706-7351
Frija, Aymenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8379-9054
Aw-Hassan, Aden A.https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9236-4949
Subject(s)
AGROVOC Keywords
Click to enable
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Title: Peer-Reviewed Literature on Grain Legume Species in the WoS (1980–2018): A Comparative Analysis of Soybean and Pulses
Author(s)Magrini, Marie-Benoit; Cabanac, Guillaume; Lascialfari, Matteo; Plumecocq, Gaël; Amiot, Marie Josephe; Anton, Marc; Arvisenet, Gaëlle; Baranger, Alain; Bedoussac, Laurent; Chardigny, Jean-Michel; Duc, Gérard; Jeuffroy, Marie-Hélène; Journet, Etienne-Pascal; Juin, Hervé; Larre, Colette; Leiser, Hugues; Micard, Valérie; Millot, Dominique; Pilet-Nayel, Marie-Laure; Nguyen-Thé, Christophe; Salord, Tristan; Voisin, Anne-Sophie; Walrand, Stephane; Wery, JacquesDate: 2019-12-02Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessGrain-legume crops are important for ensuring the sustainability of agrofood systems. Among them, pulse production is subject to strong lock-in compared to soya, the leading worldwide crop. To unlock the situation and ... -
Title: Paternal Origins and Migratory Episodes of Domestic Sheep
Author(s)Deng, Juan; Xie, Xing-Long; wang, Dong-Feng; Zhao, Chao; Lv, Feng-Hua; Li, Xin; Yang, Ji; Yu, Jia-Lin; Shen, Min; Gao, Lei; Yang, Jing-Quan; Liu, Ming-Jun; Li, Wen-Rong; Wang, Yu-Tao; Wang, Feng; Li, Jin-Quan; Hehua, Eer; Liu, Yong-Gang; Shen, Zhi-Qiang; Ren, Yan-Ling; Liu, Guang-Jian; Chen, Ze-Hui; Gorkhali, Neena A; E Rushdi, Hossam; Salehian-Dehkordi, Hosein; Esmailizadeh, Ali; Nosrati, Maryam; R. Paiva, Samuel; R Caetano, Alexandre; Štěpánek, Ondřej; Olsaker, Ingrid; Weimann, Christina; Erhardt, Georg; Curik, Ino; Kantanen, Juha; Mwacharo, Joram; Hanotte, Olivier; W Bruford, Michael; Ciani, Elena; Periasamy, Kathiravan; Amills, Marcel; A Lenstra, Johannes; Jianlin, Han; Zhang, Hong-Ping; Li, Li; Li, Meng-HuaDate: 2020-10-19Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessThe domestication and subsequent global dispersal of livestock are crucial events in human history, but the migratory episodes during the history of livestock remain poorly documented [1, 2, 3]. Here, we first developed a ... -
Title: A Decade of Research Progress in Chickpea and Lentil Breeding and Genetics
Author(s)Fikre, Asnake; Korbu, Lijalem; Eshete, Million; Bekele, Dagnachew; Girma, Niguse; Mohamed, Redwan; Assefe, Syum; Bogale, Daniel Admasu; Tilahun, Getachew; Tesfaye, Tewdros; Kefelegn, Niguse; Tadesse, Tadele; Rezene, Yiheys; Moges, Yonas; Agrawal, Shiv Kumar; Bishaw, Zewdie; Gaur, Pooran; Varshney, Rajeev; Kemal, Seid AhmedDate: 2018-12-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessThis paper summarizes achievements of chickpea and lentil breeding during the last decade /2005-2015/ in Ethiopia. Gentic yield gains from decadal breeding efforts were 80 kg/ha/year for chickpea and 52 kg/ha/yr for lentil. ...