Socio-economic factors affecting adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies in Malawi

A number of organizations in Malawi are keen on bringing awareness to farmers on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies. Farmers face increased negative impacts of climate change. Adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies is identified as the best alternative to mitigate the impacts of climate change. This study identified various socio-economic factors that affect farmer’s decision to adopt climate smart agriculture technologies. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and was administered through direct interviews of 120 households. The households were randomly selected and were composed of 31% (n=37) male headed households and 69% (n=83) female headed households. Data were analyzed using SPSS and STATA and a Logit model was employed to identify the main factors influencing adoption of CSA technologies. The results of the Logit analysis showed that education, age, gender, household size and total income influenced CSA technologies practice.