Determinants of fertilizer use on maize in Eastern Ethiopia: A weighted endogenous sampling analysis of the extent and intensity of adoption

B. Fufa and Rashid M. Hassan

Agrekon, 2006, vol. 45, issue 01, 12

Abstract: Factors influencing the extent and intensity of fertilizer adoption on maize production in Ethiopia were analyzed. A Weighted Endogenous Sampling Maximum Likelihood estimator was used in the specification of a Probit and Tobit fertilizer adoption models. The results have important implications for the formulation of policies and programs targeted to promotion of fertilizer use in small-scale maize production. Those include improved road infrastructure, consideration of weather related crop failure insurance programs, development of drought tolerant cultivars and targeting particular farmer groups.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.31734

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