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

Massresha, Solomon Estifanos; Lema, Tadesse Zenebe; Neway, Markew Mengiste; Degu, Wudineh Ayalew

doi:10.1080/23322039.2021.1956774

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“…This gives them an opportunity to access information as well as seeds of Shaga rice variety, which is recently highly accepted by a number of rice producers. This result is consistent with the findings of Massresha et al (2021), Feyisa (2020, Amare and Simane (2017), and Afework and Lemma (2015).…”

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Factors that influence the dominance of X-Jigna cultivar under smallholder rice production in Fogera Plain, Northwest Ethiopia

Adane¹,

Ayele²,

Misganaw³

2022

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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The aim of this study is to learn more about the status and factors that influence the uptake of improved rice varieties in the Fogera plain, a well-known rice-growing area in Ethiopia. A total of 155 riceproducing households were chosen through a systematic random sampling method. Simple descriptive statistics like mean, frequency, percentage, and standard deviation were utilized to characterize the sample households, while a binary logistic regression model was used to investigate the relevant influencing factors. This study confirms that despite the availability of a number of improved rice varieties assumed to be suitable for the study area, the uptake status of these varieties was found to be very low (16%). The Shaga variety is exempted as it has higher acceptance and compets with the local X Jigna based on different rice traits. According to the logistic regression model results, some variables, such as household heads' age, education level, rice farming experience, land ownership, and road and credit accessibility all contributed significantly to the lower uptake of many improved rice varieties and the dominance of the X Jigna rice cultivar. Hence, based on the findings of this study, providing youthoriented extension service, implementing farmers' field school, improving road infrastructure, and devising research procedures on variety development that consider farmers' preferences are recommended to have a wider use of rice technological innovation in conjunction with other institutional innovations. These will improve the lives of numerous rice-growing farmers and the national economy.

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“…It might be that the household having smaller land size was forced to use improved rice varieties like Shaga, which has relatively higher productivity to fulfil small volume of produce derived from having small farm land. A similar finding was obtained by Massresha et al (2021).…”

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Factors that influence the dominance of X-Jigna cultivar under smallholder rice production in Fogera Plain, Northwest Ethiopia

Adane¹,

Ayele²,

Misganaw³

2022

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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“…Extension agents may have played a key role in providing farmers with the practical skills and technical knowledge they needed to correctly operate irrigation equipment, reducing water loss and increasing agricultural yields. Our finding agrees with Massresha, Lema, Neway, and Degu (2021); Muchangi, Ruzungu, Njiiri, and Mukiri (2021); Wang, Yin, and Yang (2021)…”

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Factors influencing Adoption of Irrigation Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Machakos County, Kenya

Muluki¹,

Rasugu²,

Njeri³

et al. 2022

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The study examined the factors that drive decisions to adopt and use irrigation technologies among smallholder farmers in Machakos County, Kenya. Data were collected from a sample of 300 smallholder farmers. Cross-sectional survey design, a multistage sampling procedure and random sampling method were employed. Percentages, means and econometric analysis were used in data analysis. Results showed that, 31.7% of the respondents practiced irrigation. Sex of household head, education, farm size, off-farm income, credit accessed and access to extension services positively influenced adoption of irrigation technologies. Adoption intensity was positively influenced by gender, off-farm income, farming experience, primary occupation and extension services. As a result, it is suggested that while formulating development strategies and programs for smallholder farmers, agricultural extension organizations should give priority to these factors.

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“…Furthermore, the presence of tropical livestock units would be important for the users of animal manure to increase soil fertility, but it is an obstacle for adopting chemical fertilizer where farmers do prefer utilizing manure without incurring product and transportation costs. is result is confirmed with the study of [14,15,45,50].…”

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Determinants of Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption for Teff Production: The Case of Minjar Shenkora Woreda, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Fikire

Emeru

2022

Advances in Agriculture

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Agriculture is one of Ethiopia’s economic cornerstones, although its production remains low. Since then, the implementation of modern agricultural technologies has remained a promising strategy in Ethiopia for increasing agricultural production, achieving food security, and reducing poverty. The objective of the study is to examine the determinants of modern agricultural technology adoption for teff production in Minjar Shenkora woreda. The data were collected from the representatives of 362 rural households. This study employed both descriptive statistics and multinomial logit model. The estimations of the multinomial logit model revealed that sex, age, marital status, tropical livestock units, educational level of household head, distance to market, extension contact, active household members, access to credit, off-farm activities participation, and cultivated land size are the determinants of modern agricultural technology adoption for teff production in Minjar Shenkora woreda, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Therefore, this study recommended that the country’s federal and regional governments, agricultural development offices, nongovernmental organizations, and donor agencies should collaborate with farm households to improve access to information, access to credit, encourage off-farm participation and provide training and consulting services to increase the adoption of modern agricultural technologies.

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

Cited by 36 publications

References 19 publications

Factors that influence the dominance of X-Jigna cultivar under smallholder rice production in Fogera Plain, Northwest Ethiopia

Factors that influence the dominance of X-Jigna cultivar under smallholder rice production in Fogera Plain, Northwest Ethiopia

Factors influencing Adoption of Irrigation Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Machakos County, Kenya

Determinants of Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption for Teff Production: The Case of Minjar Shenkora Woreda, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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