Department of Agricultural Extension, Rural Development and Gender Studies, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, Ghana
Following the passage of Ghana Biosafety Act, 2011, (Act, 831) and the Plant Breeders' Protection Bills being currently under consideration stage in Parliament, there has been intense debate in many media platforms, on the safety and appropriateness of applying GMO technology in commercial agriculture. As such a lot of information is being chained out in the public domain with potential effect on farmers' prospective adoption decision. This paper presents findings of a study investigating factors predicting farmers' adoption intention from a survey of 305 members of Farmer Based Organizations in Northern Region of Ghana. A probit regression analysis was used in identifying factors which significantly predict farmers' adoption decision. The study found more than two