Dataset on Improved Maize Seeds 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（Katangese Copperbelt）小农户采纳农业技术的驱动因素与阻碍因素至关重要。数据集涵盖了与改良玉米种子采纳行为相关的农户人口学与社会经济特征，同时收录了此次采纳行为背后的动因信息。本次数据采集依托调查问卷，通过对300名农户开展面对面访谈完成。本研究提出如下研究假设：农户的社会经济特征及其对气候变化的认知，可对改良玉米种子的采纳行为产生影响，进而提升农业生产水平并增强农业应对气候变化的韧性。研究采用显著性水平α<0.05作为统计显著性的判定标准。核心研究发现显示，受教育水平、农户组织成员身份、资金支持与非农就业，是加丹加铜带小农户采纳改良玉米种子的显著影响因素。