Table 2 Diffusion and adoption of pigeonpea: Proportion of farmers that were aware and those that adopted different pigeonpea varieties in 2006/2007
Characteristic | Chiradzulu (n = 152) | Thyolo (n = 144) | Balaka (n = 144) | Total (n = 440) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Know the variety (%) | ||||
Local (miscellaneous) | 95 | 94 | 97 | 95 |
Mthawajuni | 99 | 25 | 90 | 71 |
ICEAP 00040 | 4 | 40 | 39 | 28 |
ICP 9145 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 11 |
Know at least one pigeonpea variety | 100 | 98 | 100 | 99 |
Know at least one improved variety | 5 | 47 | 49 | 34 |
Ever planted (%) | ! | |||
Local(miscellaneous) | 63 | 87 | 80 | 77 |
Mthawajuni | 99 | 17 | 76 | 64 |
ICEAP 00040 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 24 |
ICP 9145 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 8 |
Planted in 2006/07 season (%) | ||||
Local (miscellaneous) | 7 | 73 | 49 | 43 |
Mthawajuni | 97 | 10 | 70 | 59 |
ICEAP 00040 (Kauma) | 3 | 25 | 27 | 18 |
ICP 9145 (Kachangu) | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 |
Planted at least one pigeonpea variety | 43 | 33 | 87 | 54 |
Planted at least one improved variety | 2 | 5 | 33 | 14 |
Planted in 2006/07 season (% of the exposed sub-sample) | ||||
Planted at least one pigeonpea variety | 43 | 34 | 87 | 55 |
Planted at least one improved variety | 33 | 10 | 66 | 36 |