Constraints to the Adoption of Agricultural Innovations

James Sumberg · 2005 · Outlook on Agriculture

Summary. The paper argues that discussions about why farmers reject agricultural innovations are confused because developers fail to distinguish between problems inherent to the innovation itself and external prerequisite conditions. By clarifying this distinction through design-specification exercises, developers can identify which adoption failures stem from their own innovation process rather than blaming external factors like land tenure or market access.

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Sumberg, J.. (2005). Constraints to the Adoption of Agricultural Innovations. Outlook on Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.5367/0000000053295141

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DOI: 10.5367/0000000053295141
Categories: agtech, innovation-theory
Added: 2026-04-28