Predicting Adoption of Innovations by Farmers: What is Different in Smallholder Agriculture?

Rick Llewellyn, Brendan Brown · 2020 · Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Summary. Adoption prediction models developed for large-scale farms in wealthy countries fail to account for key differences in smallholder farming systems. Smallholder farmers face greater resource constraints, cultural influences, and subsistence priorities. They discount future benefits more heavily, rely on multiple income sources, and experience slower information diffusion. Extension services vary widely in quality and reach. These factors substantially alter how quickly and widely new agricultural technologies spread among smallholder populations.

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Llewellyn, R., & Brown, B.. (2020). Predicting Adoption of Innovations by Farmers: What is Different in Smallholder Agriculture?. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13012

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DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13012
Categories: agtech, innovation-theory
Added: 2026-04-28