Weixler-Landis, Barry2016-04-192016-04-192014Presented at the 2014 SANREM Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, 19-21 May8270_Weixler_Landis_SANREM_Mtg_Poster.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70312Risk aversion is stipulated as an explanation for non-adoption of yield-improving technologies. This poster presents research conducted in Tororo and Kapchrowa, Uganda to determine farmers’ risk averseness. A hypothetical ordered lottery selection was used in order to measure risk aversion. The research finds that farmers are less willing to take on risk when they have had previous success.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightSmall-scale farmingSubsistence productionConservation agricultureAdoption of innovationsRisk aversionRisk measurementHypothetical ordered lottery selectionFarm/Enterprise ScalePoster