Effect of Participatory Video Extension on Adoption of Drought-Tolerant Maize, Kenya: Pre Intervention Survey
data.usaid.gov | Last Updated 7 Jun 2024A field experiment was conducted in February 2016 in Machakos and Makueni Counties in Kenya aimed at testing methods to increase farmer adoption of drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties, including a participatory video intervention as well as having the video supported by a series of phone-based audio reminders. A list of 50 villages were provided by Farm Input Promotions-Africa (FIPS), an agricultural service provider, including 41 where FIPS was active and 9 where they were not. The 9 villages unsupported by FIPS were all included, and 18 of the supported villages were randomly chosen to be in the study. These 27 villages were randomly assigned to one of three groups: control, video only, and video plus audio reminders. Thirty maize farmers in the non-FIPS villages (which had a larger population, and 17 farmers in the FIPS villages) were randomly chosen and were surveyed before and after an intervention to see if knowledge of and adoption of DT maize varieties were impacted. The primary intervention was a participatory video screened in a set of villages that educated farmers about DT maize varieties including appropriate planting and growing techniques. A narrative/story-telling film shot in the region was used featuring local farmer-actors speaking in the local dialect (Kamba). Following the screening, a moderated discussion was held to reinforce information from the video. In the video plus audio group, a series of four follow-up audio reminders were sent to farmers' mobile phones at key points in the season. Farmers in the control group of villages received no video or audio interventions. The baseline survey was completed in early February 2016, the video screenings took place in late February, and the follow-up survey on the same households was completed in September 2016. A full description of theory, method, and results can be found in Cai, Tian. "Knowledge, Risk, and Benefit Perceptions: Using Participatory Video and Tailored Mobile Messages to Motivate Farmers' Uptake of Drought Tolerant (DT) Maize Seed in Kenya." Order No. 10689089 Michigan State University, East Lansing, 2017: ProQuest.
This dataset has the following 187 columns:
Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Sample Values |
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hh_id | hh_id | number | 28693509 28693938 28703202 28703329 28703330 view top 100 |
county | county | text | Machakos Makueni NA view top 100 |
village_id | village_id | number | 26 24 19 22 23 view top 100 |
assigned_treatment | assigned_treatment | text | control video+phone video_only view top 100 |
fips_village | fips_village | text | fips non-fips view top 100 |
gender_hh_head | gender_hh_head | text | male female view top 100 |
respondent_age | respondent_age | number | 45 64 30 36 40 view top 100 |
respondent_gender | respondent_gender | text | female male NA view top 100 |
relationship_to_hh_head | relationship_to_hh_head | text | spouse head_household Other NA view top 100 |
head_hh_reside_here | head_hh_reside_here | text | yes_full_time partially_more than_50percent no_lives_elsewhere view top 100 |
marital_status | marital_status | text | married Separated/Divorced/Widowed NA never_married view top 100 |
resp_educ_level | resp_educ_level | text | 3 2 Secondary or more 4 NA view top 100 |
primary_occupation | primary_occupation | text | agriculture_self_employed waged_labor_non_agriculture_business_or_govt non-agriculture_self_employed agriculture_wage_labor Other view top 100 |
num_adults_age_15-65_in_hh | num_adults_age_15_65_in_hh | number | 2 3 4 5 1 view top 100 |
num_adults_age _66+_in_hh | num_adults_age_66_in_hh | number | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
num_children_14_or_under_in_hh | num_children_14_or_under | number | 0 2 1 3 4 view top 100 |
distance_trading_center_in_km | distance_trading_center_in | number | 1 3 5 2 6 view top 100 |
distance_Agrovet_in_km | distance_agrovet_in_km | number | 1 3 2 5 7 view top 100 |
farm_size_acres_owned | farm_size_acres_owned | number | 2 1 3 4 5 view top 100 |
acres_rented | acres_rented | number | 0 2 1 0.5 4 view top 100 |
acres_borrowed | acres_borrowed | number | 0 2 1 0.5 0.25 view top 100 |
hire_ laborers | hire_laborers | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
num_cattle_owned | num_cattle_owned | number | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
num_oxen_owned | num_oxen_owned | number | 0 2 1 3 4 view top 100 |
num_goats_and_sheep_owned | num_goats_and_sheep_owned | number | 0 2 4 3 5 view top 100 |
num_pigs_owned | num_pigs_owned | number | 0 8 view top 100 |
num_chicken_poultry_owned | num_chicken_poultry_owned | number | 0 5 10 3 2 view top 100 |
num_donkey_owned | num_donkey_owned | number | 0 1 2 8 view top 100 |
num_other_animals_owned | num_other_animals_owned | number | 0 2 1 6 3 view top 100 |
other_animals_specify | other_animals_specify | text | NA rabbits bee hive Bee hive ducks view top 100 |
own_radio | own_radio | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
own_tv | own_tv | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_mobile_phone | own_mobile_phone | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
own_bicycle | own_bicycle | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_solar_panel | own_solar_panel | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_generator | own_generator | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_motorcycle | own_motorcycle | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_car_or_truck | own_car_or_truck | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_sprayer | own_sprayer | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_treadle(money_maker)_pump | own_treadle_money_maker_pump | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_ox_cart | own_ox_cart | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
own_plow | own_plow | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
HH_primary_income_source | hh_primary_income_source | number | 1 3 4 2 5 view top 100 |
other_income_source | other_income_source | text | NA business lady green grocer casual labour non agriculture pension selling vegetables view top 100 |
num_rooms_in_house | num_rooms_in_house | number | 3 4 5 6 2 view top 100 |
num_maize_varieties_planted | num_maize_varieties_planted | number | 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
num_imp_maize_varieties_planted | num_imp_maize_varieties | number | 1 0 2 3 4 view top 100 |
num_trad_maize_varieties_planted | num_trad_maize_varieties | number | 1 0 2 10 view top 100 |
name_trad_maize | name_trad_maize | text | Kinyanya NA Kikamba Don't know/other Kinyalili view top 100 |
source_trad_maize | source_trad_maize | text | 1 NA 4 5 3 view top 100 |
other_source_trad_maize | other_source_trad_maize | text | NA Heritage from parents view top 100 |
num_years_source_trad_maize | num_years_source_trad_maize | text | NA 1 10 5 2 view top 100 |
num_plots_trad_maize | num_plots_trad_maize | text | NA 4 3 2 1 view top 100 |
num_acres_trad_maize | num_acres_trad_maize | text | NA 1 0.5 2 0.25 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_harvested_trad_maize | num_50kg_bags_harvested_trad | text | NA 2 1 0 4 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_sold_trad_maize | num_50kg_bags_sold_trad_maize | text | 0 NA 2 1 5 view top 100 |
reason1_plant_trad_maize | reason1_plant_trad_maize | text | 4 NA 6 3 1 view top 100 |
reason2_plant_trad_maize | reason2_plant_trad_maize | text | NA 6 4 3 7 view top 100 |
other_reason_trad_maize | other_reason_trad_maize | text | NA its our traditional variety doesn't. need more rain don't trust the improved maize variety it sometimes fail experiance, i have been planting for a long time view top 100 |
soil_fertility_trad_maize_plot | soil_fertility_trad_maize | text | 2 3 NA 1 view top 100 |
num_years_planted_trad_maize | num_years_planted_trad_maize | text | NA 10 20 5 30 view top 100 |
cost_per_kg_trad_maize | cost_per_kg_trad_maize | text | 0 NA 50 40 35 view top 100 |
num_kgs_planted_trad_maize | num_kgs_planted_trad_maize | text | NA 4 5 2 10 view top 100 |
num_kgs_chem_fertilizer_trad_maize | num_kgs_chem_fertilizer_trad | text | NA 0 10 5 2 view top 100 |
plant_imp_maize? | plant_imp_maize | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
name_imp_maize1 | name_imp_maize1 | text | Duma 43 NA Duma Pioneer Pioneer p2859 view top 100 |
company_imp_maize1 | company_imp_maize1 | text | NA don't know dont know Don't know idont know view top 100 |
source_imp_maize1 | source_imp_maize1 | text | 2 NA 4 3 10 view top 100 |
other_source_imp_maize1 | other_source_imp_maize1 | text | NA pioneer field officer pioneer extension officers pioneer extension partners pioneer extension patners view top 100 |
num_years_source_imp_maize1 | num_years_source_imp_maize1 | text | NA 3 2 5 1 view top 100 |
num_plots_imp_maize1 | num_plots_imp_maize1 | text | NA 2 3 1 4 view top 100 |
num_acres_imp_maize1 | num_acres_imp_maize1 | text | NA 0.5 1 2 0.25 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_harvested_imp_maize1 | num_50kg_bags_harvested_imp | text | NA 2 4 3 0 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_sold_imp_maize1 | num_50kg_bags_sold_imp_maize1 | text | 0 NA 2 4 1 view top 100 |
reason1_plant_imp_maize1 | reason1_plant_imp_maize1 | text | 3 NA 6 4 9 view top 100 |
reason2_plant__imp_maize1 | reason2_plant__imp_maize1 | text | NA 6 3 4 7 view top 100 |
other_reason__imp_maize1 | other_reason__imp_maize1 | text | NA does well with type of soil easy to shell friends said it's good so I tried good for the soil view top 100 |
soil_fertility__imp_maize1_plot | soil_fertility__imp_maize1 | text | 2 3 NA 1 view top 100 |
num_years_planted__imp_maize1 | num_years_planted__imp_maize1 | text | NA 3 5 2 10 view top 100 |
cost_per_kg__imp_maize1 | cost_per_kg__imp_maize1 | text | NA 225 250 200 210 view top 100 |
num_kgs_planted_imp_maize1 | num_kgs_planted_imp_maize1 | text | NA 2 4 6 3 view top 100 |
num_kgs_chem_fertilizer__imp_maize1 | num_kgs_chem_fertilizer_ | text | NA 0 10 5 4 view top 100 |
plant_another_imp_maizeno | plant_another_imp_maizeno | checkbox | false true view top 100 |
name_imp_maize2 | name_imp_maize2 | text | NA Duma 43 Pioneer DK DK 8031 view top 100 |
company_imp_maize2 | company_imp_maize2 | text | NA dont know don't know Don't know can't remember view top 100 |
source_imp_maize2 | source_imp_maize2 | text | NA 2 4 3 6 view top 100 |
num_years_source_imp_maize2 | num_years_source_imp_maize2 | text | NA 1 2 5 3 view top 100 |
num_plots_imp_maize2 | num_plots_imp_maize2 | text | NA 2 1 3 4 view top 100 |
num_acres_imp_maize2 | num_acres_imp_maize2 | text | NA 0.5 0.25 1 2 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_harvested_imp_maize2 | num_50kg_bags_harvested_imp_1 | text | NA 2 4 0 3 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_sold_imp_maize2 | num_50kg_bags_sold_imp_maize2 | text | NA 0 1 4 2 view top 100 |
reason1_plant_imp_maize2 | reason1_plant_imp_maize2 | text | NA 3 6 4 9 view top 100 |
reason2_plant_imp_maize2 | reason2_plant_imp_maize2 | text | NA 6 3 4 8 view top 100 |
other_reason_imp_maize2 | other_reason_imp_maize2 | text | NA because i was given by government friends told me about it had seen it at the agricultural show, field officer had also told me about it short sesion view top 100 |
soil_fertility_imp_maize2_plot | soil_fertility_imp_maize2 | text | NA 3 2 1 view top 100 |
num_years_planted_imp_maize2 | num_years_planted_imp_maize2 | text | NA 1 4 5 10 view top 100 |
cost_per_kg_imp_maize2 | cost_per_kg_imp_maize2 | text | NA 225 250 200 240 view top 100 |
num_kgs_planted_imp_maize2 | num_kgs_planted_imp_maize2 | text | NA 2 4 1 6 view top 100 |
num_kgs_chem_fertilizer_imp_maize2 | num_kgs_chem_fertilizer_imp | text | NA 10 0 5 25 view top 100 |
plant_recycled_imp_maize | plant_recycled_imp_maize | number | 2 1 view top 100 |
name_recycled_imp_maize | name_recycled_imp_maize | text | NA duma duma43 duma 43 Duma43 view top 100 |
company_recycled_imp_maize | company_recycled_imp_maize | text | NA don't know dont know kenya seed Kenya seed view top 100 |
num_plots_recycled_imp_maize | num_plots_recycled_imp_maize | text | NA 2 3 1 4 view top 100 |
num_acres_recycled_imp_maize | num_acres_recycled_imp_maize | text | NA 0.5 0.125 1.5 3 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_harvested_recycled_imp_maize | num_50kg_bags_harvested | text | NA 1 10 0 2 view top 100 |
num_50kg_bags_sold_recycled_imp_maize | num_50kg_bags_sold_recycled | text | NA 0 4 view top 100 |
reason1_plant_recycled_imp_maize | reason1_plant_recycled_imp | text | NA 3 6 1 7 view top 100 |
reason2_plant_recycled_imp_maize | reason2_plant_recycled_imp | text | NA 3 6 5 7 view top 100 |
other_reason_recycled_imp_maize | other_reason_recycled_imp | text | NA testing the yield view top 100 |
soil_fertility_recycled_imp_maize | soil_fertility_recycled_imp | text | NA 3 2 1 view top 100 |
num_times_recycled_imp_maize | num_times_recycled_imp_maize | text | NA 1 10 5 20 view top 100 |
num_kgs_planted_recycled_imp_maize | num_kgs_planted_recycled | text | NA 3 2 4 10 view top 100 |
num_kgs_chem_fertilizer_recycled_imp_maize | num_kgs_chem_fertilizer | text | NA 0 6 5 4 view top 100 |
source_recycled_imp_maize | source_recycled_imp_maize | text | NA 1 3 8 view top 100 |
num_years_source_recylced_imp_maize | num_years_source_recylced | text | NA 1 10 4 20 view top 100 |
plan_maize_next_season | plan_maize_next_season | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
next_season_variety1 | next_season_variety1 | text | kikamba kinyanya Nduma 43 nduma 43 duma43 view top 100 |
num_acres_next_season_variety1 | num_acres_next_season_variety1 | text | 1 2 0.5 0.25 3 view top 100 |
next_season_variety2 | next_season_variety2 | text | none NA kikamba kinyanya None view top 100 |
num_acres_next_season_variety2 | num_acres_next_season_variety2 | text | 0 NA 1 0.5 0.25 view top 100 |
next_season_variety3 | next_season_variety3 | text | NA none 0 None na view top 100 |
num_acres_next_season_variety3 | num_acres_next_season_variety3 | text | NA 0 0.5 0.25 1 view top 100 |
any_changes_maize_yield | any_changes_maize_yield | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
what_changes_maize_yield | what_changes_maize_yield | text | 2 3 1 4 NA view top 100 |
why_changes_maize_yield | why_changes_maize_yield | text | less rain NA more rain lack of rain less rainfall view top 100 |
is_climate_changing | is_climate_changing | number | 1 2 view top 100 |
how_climate_changed1 | how_climate_changed1 | text | 1 2 3 4 NA view top 100 |
how_climate_changed2 | how_climate_changed2 | text | NA 4 5 3 2 view top 100 |
how_climate_changed3 | how_climate_changed3 | text | NA 4 5 3 6 view top 100 |
how_climate_changed4 | how_climate_changed4 | text | NA 5 4 view top 100 |
how_climate_changed5 | how_climate_changed5 | text | NA 5 view top 100 |
how_climate_changed6 | how_climate_changed6 | text | NA Alot of wind increased insects and pests pests pests and diseases, excess coldness view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_friends | learn_maize_seed_friends | number | 3 1 4 2 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_relatives | learn_maize_seed_relatives | number | 2 3 1 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_neighbors | learn_maize_seed_neighbors | number | 2 3 1 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_lead_farmers | learn_maize_seed_lead_farmers | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_agrovet | learn_maize_seed_agrovet | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_farmer_field_day | learn_maize_seed_farmer_field | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_ngo | learn_maize_seed_ngo | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_ag_extension | learn_maize_seed_ag_extension | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_radio | learn_maize_seed_radio | number | 4 1 3 5 2 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_tv | learn_maize_seed_tv | number | 1 2 4 3 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_newspapers | learn_maize_seed_newspapers | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_mobile_phone | learn_maize_seed_mobile_phone | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_maize_seed_seed_company | learn_maize_seed_seed_company | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_friends | learn_grow_maize_friends | number | 3 1 2 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_relatives | learn_grow_maize_relatives | number | 2 3 1 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_neighbors | learn_grow_maize_neighbors | number | 2 1 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_lead_farmers | learn_grow_maize_lead_farmers | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_agrovet | learn_grow_maize_agrovet | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_farmer_field_day | learn_grow_maize_farmer_field | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_ngo | learn_grow_maize_ngo | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_ag_extension | learn_grow_maize_ag_extension | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_radio | learn_grow_maize_radio | number | 1 4 3 5 2 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_tv | learn_grow_maize_tv | number | 1 2 5 3 4 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_newspapers | learn_grow_maize_newspapers | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_mobile_phone | learn_grow_maize_mobile_phone | number | 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
learn_grow_maize_seed_company | learn_grow_maize_seed_company | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_friends | learn_use_chem_fertilizer | number | 3 1 2 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_relatives | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_1 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_neighbors | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_2 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
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learn_use_chem_fertilizer_agrovet | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_4 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_farmer_field_day | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_5 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_ngo | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_6 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_ag_extension | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_7 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_radio | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_8 | number | 1 4 3 5 2 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_tv | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_9 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
learn_use_chem_fertilizer_newspapers | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_10 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
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learn_use_chem_fertilizer_seed_company | learn_use_chem_fertilizer_12 | number | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
listen_radio? | listen_radio | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
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station1 | station1 | text | musyi NA Musyi mwatu musyi fm view top 100 |
station2 | station2 | text | NA mbaitu musyi mwatu Mbaitu view top 100 |
station3 | station3 | text | NA na athiani citizen mbaitu view top 100 |
station4 | station4 | text | NA na none musyi athiani view top 100 |
HH_own_mobile | hh_own_mobile | checkbox | true false view top 100 |
num_mobiles | num_mobiles | text | 2 1 3 4 NA view top 100 |
how_often_use_mobile | how_often_use_mobile | text | 1 2 3 6 NA view top 100 |
use_mobile_ag_advice | use_mobile_ag_advice | text | 2 1 NA view top 100 |
aware_mobile_ag_info_service | aware_mobile_ag_info_service | text | false true NA view top 100 |
use_mobile_ag_info_service | use_mobile_ag_info_service | text | NA false true view top 100 |
name_ag_info_service | name_ag_info_service | text | NA about seed Cant remember its long time ago i called to find out where i can get seeds Duma people Fruit chain view top 100 |
home_material | home_material | number | 2 1 4 6 view top 100 |
roof_material | roof_material | number | 2 1 3 view top 100 |
floor_material | floor_material | number | 1 3 4 2 view top 100 |