African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

An interdisciplinary framework to study farmers’ decisions on adoption of innovation: Insights from Expected Utility Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior

Joao Augusto Rossi Borges
  • Joao Augusto Rossi Borges
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Luzardo Foletto
  • Luzardo Foletto
  • Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Vanderson Teixeira Xavier
  • Vanderson Teixeira Xavier
  • Universidade Federal do Pampa, Rua 21 de abril, 80,Dom Pedrito, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 23 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 July 2015
  •  Published: 16 July 2015

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