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Table 4 Rice breeders’ adoption status/intentions and underlying reasons regarding RGA

From: Global survey of rice breeders to investigate characteristics and willingness to adopt alternative breeding methods

 

Level

All

 

Adoption and Willingness to Adopt (WTA) (184 obs.), n (%)

No adoption, but WTA for testing

28

(15%)

No adoption, but WTA to secondary method

51

(28%)

No adoption, but WTA to main method

23

(13%)

No adoption nor WTA

5

(3%)

Adoption for testing, but WTA to secondary method

18

(10%)

Adoption for testing, but WTA to main method

6

(3%)

Adoption for testing, but no further WTA

2

(1%)

Adoption as secondary method, but WTA to main method

31

(17%)

Adoption as secondary method, but no further WTA

12

(7%)

Adoption as main method

8

(4%)

Reasons for willingness to adopt RGA (157 obs.), n

Time saving

140

 

Cost reduction

120

 

Labour reduction

120

 

Land reduction

118

 

Genetic gain

57

 

Public benefits

27

 

Subsidies

3

 

Destination of resource savings when willing to adopt RGA (157 obs.), n

Extra screening

89

 

Extra crosses

75

 

Multilocation yield trails (MLYT)

72

 

Larger yield trials

51

 

Nothing

4

 

Reasons for non-willingness to adopt RGA (19 obs.), n

No greenhouse/screenhouse

6

 

Lack of money

2

 

Need approval from superiors

2

 

Not enough labour available

3

 

Not certain about benefits

6

 

Obstacles when willing to adopt RGA (157 obs.), n

No greenhouse/screenhouse

109

 

Lack of money

67

 

Not enough labour available

24

 

Need approval from superiors

32

 

Not certain about benefits

19

 
  1. Sample size is 189 observations in total, 157 for those willing to adopt and 19 for those not willing