Abstract:
Livestock plays an important role in the Sri Lankan economy and the smallholders contribute significantly to dairy
production. This study was carried out to analyze the time-to- adoption of crossbred cow technology by smallholder
dairy farmers. Hazard or duration analysis was used to examine the impact of time-varying and time-invariant
variables on the speed of adoption of crossbreeds by smallholders. A Cox Proportional Hazard model was estimated
using a sample of 401 farmers spanning 8 districts in the country. The empirical results highlight the importance of
farming system, extension services, education level of farmers, their society memberships and geographical zones on
accelerated adoption. However, higher transaction costs, experience, less accessibility to credit, less contacts with
extension services and higher costs of production delay the time to adoption.
