Theoretical Framework Of Technology Adoption

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 The Theoretical Framework
Technology adoption has been guided mainly by innovation-diffusion paradigm, economic constraint paradigm and adopter perception paradigm (Nyanga et al., 2011). According to Rogers (1995), diffusion theories have their origins in the explanation of the adoption of technological change by farmers. Rogers (1995) noted that diffusion theory is not a single all-encompassing theory, but several theoretical perspectives that relate to the overall concept of diffusion; it is therefore a meta-theory (Yates, 2001). Rogers (1995) identified four factors that influence adoption of innovations: The innovation itself, the communication channels used to spread information about the innovation, the

Most research studies have concentrated on the technical aspects of bee keeping like bee diseases and productivity (Kalule, 2014). The available economic studies have largely focused on analysis of socio-economic attributes of farmers involved in bee keeping with little or no empirical testing. A study on the apiary sub sector in Uganda by FIT Uganda (2006) and others: Ndyomugyenyi (2015); UNDP (2013); Drost et al. (2013); Mujuni (2012); UEPB (2007); UEPB, TUNADO & Bees for Development (2005) tried to generate some useful information. These socio economic studies generated information on the performance of both traditional and improved apiculture technologies. Among these studies Mujuni (2012) revealed that majority of the farmers in Bushenyi district were male (95%), with more than 75% of the farmers aged 30 years and above. The majority of beekeepers had attained formal education (17.5%) though most farmers (37.5%) had less than 6 years of beekeeping experience. Ndyomujuni et al. (2015) revealed male dominance in a beekeeping study conducted in Lira district. The majority of beekeepers were between 26-30 years of age, but had little formal education. The local beehive usage in Lira was found to be higher than those for the modern beehive. Similarly, the colonization level of local beehives was found to be higher than those of the improved beehives. Elsewhere, Ja’afar-Furo (2007), analyzed a sample of 160 respondents in Adamawa state of Nigeria and found 46.25% would adopt apiculture as a sideline economic activity. Majority of the farmers in the study reported that the stinging propensity of bees was the major constraint to the adoption of apiculture tchnology. Fadare et al. (2007) studied the performance of apiculture technologies in