Study of Determinant Factors of Perceptions Influencing the Choice to Adopt or Not GAP by Vegetable Growers in Peri Urban Zone of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Abstract

In Burkina Faso, vegetable production struggles to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population. This situation is largely explained by the low productivity of agricultural farms, which is due, among other things, to low rates of diffusion and adoption of innovations proposed by agricultural research. To identify the determinant factors of perceptions that influence the choice to adopt or not Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) by vegetable growers, a socio-economic and socio-demographic survey was conducted among 85 trained vegetable growers operating in the COMABO and Kotédougou sites in the municipality of Bobo Dioulasso. The study reveals that the use of GAP improves monetary income by 32.61% for cabbage and 71.17% for tomatoes. However, only 43% of vegetable growers perceive income improvement as the main result of adopting GAP. The econometric analysis of the survey data using a logistic model identified the factors that determine the probability of adopting the GAP technical package at 74.1%. Thus, in vegetable farming, gender, age group, ethnicity, and household head responsibility are determinants that have contributed to a significant increase or decrease in the probability of adopting GAP proposed by agronomic researchers. Indeed, the more a vegetable grower is male (significant at 5%) and older (young or adult) (significant at 10%), the more he tends to perceive income improvement as a favourable factor for adopting GAP. The diffusion and adoption of GAP could increase yields in vegetable production.