Responses from focus group participants to male and female vignettes on the uptake of new technologies.
| Women’s vignettes—attending a training on a new farming practice | Men (n = 50) | Women (n = 66) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation | Faith talked to her husband and explained what she had learnt and how it would benefit the farm. He then agreed on trying the new practice and allowed her to make the decisions about it. | 76% (38) | 80% (53) | |
| Veronica also talked to her husband, but he was not convinced because he did not attend the training. She insisted and after a long discussion the husband finally agreed but he then set the conditions for trying the new practice, like where on the farm and with which crops. | 6% (3) | 11% (7) | ||
| No consultation | Margaret had to ask her husband for permission to apply her new knowledge but he refused immediately without further discussion. She could not try the new practice. | 12% (6) | 2% (1) | |
| Jane went straight to the field and started to try out what she learned. She did not consult anyone. | 6% (3) | 8% (5) | ||
| Men’s vignettes—buying tree seedlings from the local nursery | Men (n = 54) | Women (n = 66) | ||
| Consultation | Alex asked his wife what she thought about buying tree seedlings and which species would be best for their farm and where to plant them. | 48% (26) | 42% (28) | |
| Peter decided to buy the seedlings on his own but asked his wife about which species would be best for the farm and where to plant them. | 33% (18) | 39% (26) | ||
| No consultation | James also decided to buy the seedlings on his own. He came home and informed his wife about the seedlings and where he was going to plant them. | 17% (9) | 15% (10) | |
| Sammy bought the tree seedlings on his own, came home and planted them. He did not consult anyone. | 2% (1) | 3% (2) | ||