Dataset on Improved Maize Seed Adoption in Katanga

The dataset is crucial for understanding the drivers and barriers to the adoption of agricultural technologies among smallholder farmers in the Katangese Copperbelt. It provides demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of farmers associated with the adoption of improved maize seeds and includes information on the reasons behind this adoption. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data during face-to-face interviews with 300 farmers. We hypothesized that farmers' socio-economic profiles and their perceptions of climate change can influence the adoption of improved maize seeds, thereby enhancing agricultural production and building resilience to climate change. A significance level of α &lt; 0.05 was used as the criterion for statistical significance. Notable findings show that education level, membership in farmers’ organizations, financial support, and off-farm employment are significant predictors of improved maize seed adoption among Katangese smallholder farmers.本数据集对于解析加丹加铜带地区小农户采纳农业技术的驱动因子与阻碍因素具有关键价值。其收录了与改良玉米种子采纳行为相关的农户人口统计学与社会经济特征，同时涵盖了该采纳行为背后的动因信息。研究通过面向300名农户开展的面对面访谈，借助调查问卷完成了数据采集。本研究提出如下假设：农户的社会经济特征及其对气候变化的认知，会对改良玉米种子的采纳行为产生影响，进而助力提升农业生产水平并强化气候变化适应韧性。本次研究采用α<0.05作为统计显著性的判定标准。关键研究结果显示，受教育水平、农户组织成员身份、财政支持以及非农就业，是加丹加地区小农户采纳改良玉米种子的显著预测因子。