Determinants of Adoption of Potato Production Technology Package by Smallholder Farmers: Evidences From Eastern Ethiopia

Ketema, Mengistu; Kebede, Degefu; Dechassa, Nigussie; Hundessa, Feyisa

doi:10.15414/raae.2016.19.02.61-68

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“…Belongingness to a particular social group is very important in a situation where information asymmetry concerning various agricultural technologies is evident since it paves the way for farmers to share information and learn from each other (Feyisa, 2020;Ketema et al, 2016). Additionally, Simtowe et al (2016), found that membership in social/faith group has a negative significant effect on adoption decision whereas membership in farmers club do not have a significant influence in the process of agricultural technology adoption.…”

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Perception and determinants of agricultural technology adoption in North Shoa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Massresha

Lema

Neway

et al. 2021

Cogent Economics & Finance

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Laying the ground for the agricultural sector to derive development is critical and urgent in relieving majority of the poor out of poverty trap. This in turn calls the modernization of the agriculture sector through agricultural technology adoption. The major objective of the study is to assess the perception and determinants of agricultural technology adoption in North Shoa zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia. Data were collected from 796 farming households from four districts namely, Angolela Tera, Menz Gera, Minijar Shenkora and Moretna Jiru. For analysis purpose, t-test and binomial logistic model was employed. The result indicates that the likelihood of adopting improved seed, chemical fertilizer and irrigation is higher among households with higher age, greater years of schooling, large farm size, large livestock ownership and many extension contacts. Additionally, the likelihood of adopting these agricultural technologies is higher for household participating in non-farm income generating activities, having membership status in various social group and having access to credit. The likelihood of adopting the prevailing agricultural technologies also found higher for male-headed households as compared to female-headed ones. Distance to the nearest market also negatively and significantly affects the decision to adopt various agricultural technologies. The study

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Section: Institutional Factorsmentioning

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Perception and determinants of agricultural technology adoption in North Shoa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Massresha

Lema

Neway

et al. 2021

Cogent Economics & Finance

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“…However, the low productivity of potato in Ethiopia suggests the need for improving its production efficiency to achieve its potential. There are a few studies conducted to improve the productivity of potato in Ethiopia; these include the one by Ketema et al (2016) who analysed the factors that determine the adoption of potato production technology package in eastern Ethiopia.…”

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“…Crop yield and productivity are not only affected by weather conditions, quality of seeds and varieties, amount of fertiliser and farming practices used but also affected by the efficiency of production (Tiruneh et al, 2017), which reflects the effectiveness of the farm management. Although there are some empirical studies conducted to measure efficiency of different crops and technologies in Ethiopia (e.g., maize (Kitila and Alemu, 2014), wheat (Beshir, 2016), irrigation (Bogale and Bogale, 2005;Tiruneh et al, 2017), and packaging technology (Ketema et al, 2016)), there is no study on the analysis of technical efficiency of potato-producing farmers in Northern Ethiopia. Moreover, this study utilises principal component analysis (PCA), which is a multivariate statistical analysis method (Johnson and Wichern, 2007) that allows the identification of the primary production constraints that affect the technical efficiency level of potato producers.…”

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Determinants of technical efficiency of potato farmers and effects of constraints on potato production in Northern Ethiopia

Andaregie

Astatkie

2020

Ex. Agric.

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To improve the national average yield of potato in Ethiopia, which is very low as compared to its potential, factors that influence technical efficiency of potato production need to be determined. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the determinants of technical efficiency using a cross-sectional data collected from 368 randomly selected potato producers in Northern Ethiopia using a multi-stage sampling technique. The study employed Cobb–Douglas stochastic frontier model to get farm-level technical efficiency scores. Tobit model and principal component analysis were used to determine the factors that influence technical efficiency of farm households. The results revealed that chemical fertiliser, seed potato, plot size and labour are statistically significant factors that affect potato yield. The average technical efficiency score was estimated to be 75%; and education, experience, off-farm income, household size, membership in a farmers’ association, use of irrigation water, extension contact, use of improved seed, access to product market and weak coordination of stakeholders’ were significant factors influencing technical efficiency. The findings of the study suggest that there is a need for government intervention to create strong market linkage between producers and buyers and to give appropriate training to agricultural extension agents.

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“…Participation in social groups can improve societal ties. This is because it helps farmers to share information and learn from one another (Feyisa, 2020;Ketema et al, 2016).…”

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Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ About Choices of Sustainable Land Management Practices in West Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Raga,

Beyene,

Haji

et al. 2024

SAR

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Background: Due attention has recently been given to the choices of sustainable land management practices (SLMPs) to reduce land degradation and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers in developing countries. A rising number of people believe that Sustainable Land Management is an essential strategy for enhancing food security. For generations, Ethiopia has been regarded as a hotspot of land degradation, posing a severe threat to agricultural productivity leading to widespread rural poverty. Hence, this study aimed at identifying the determinants of smallholder farmers’ choice of SLMPs in the West Wollega zone, Oromia region of Ethiopia using the Multivariate Probit (MVP) model. Results: Results of the MVP model show that the predicted probabilities of adopting organic fertilizer, area closure, soil and water conservation, crop rotation, and compost were 37.2, 35.3, 40.5, 38.3, and 38.5% respectively. The MVP model results also show that the five SLMPs are complementary and the probability that households choose all five SLMPs was 23% which is low. Further, results of the MVP model show that cooperative membership, model farmer contact, farm size, non-farm income, credit, farm experience, perceived soil erosion, social capital, livestock owned, farmland slope, NGO intervention, information access, and training have a significant positive influence while age, family size, and perceived input cost significantly and negatively impacted the choice of SLMPs by households in the study area. Conclusions: The findings of the study confirm that socioeconomic, household, farm and institutional characteristics of the households have a significant impact on the choices of SLMPs and hence the need to focus on the above-mentioned factors to enhance the choices of SLMPs and reduce land degradation problem in the study area. The results also highlight the significance of environmentally-friendly policies, which include sustainable development, SLMPS plan determination, environmental permits, and incentive programs for managing the sustainability of land management performance in land-use policy within the local context.

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Determinants of Adoption of Potato Production Technology Package by Smallholder Farmers: Evidences From Eastern Ethiopia

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Perception and determinants of agricultural technology adoption in North Shoa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Perception and determinants of agricultural technology adoption in North Shoa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Determinants of technical efficiency of potato farmers and effects of constraints on potato production in Northern Ethiopia

Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ About Choices of Sustainable Land Management Practices in West Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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