Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Seed Among Wheat Producing Smallholder Farmers’ In West Gojjam Zone of Amahara Region, Ethiopia

Gedefaw Abebe* and Sisay Debebe
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Gedefaw Abebe*: College of Business and Economics, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box: 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Sisay Debebe: College of Business and Economics, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box: 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 2019, vol. 5, issue 4, 48-56

Abstract: Lower and/or inappropriate usages of improved agricultural technologies are among the major of causes for decline of production and productivity of wheat as compared to the potential in Ethiopia. This study aims to measure the status and extent of improved wheat technology adoption and identify its determinants among wheat producing smallholder farmers’ in Sekela district of West Gojjam zone of Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling techniques used to select 204wheat producing farmers. The study primarily used collected primary data for 2017/18 production year using structured questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, both descriptive statistics and econometrics techniques such as double hurdle model are applied. The result shows that family size, availability of oxen and attitude towards risk affected positively adoption status of wheat production. While, farming experience, and off-farm income affected the extent of improved wheat variety adoption. On the other hand, farm size and cultivated farm land affected negatively the extent of improved wheat varieties adoption. Based on the result, the study recommended that the above factors should be considered both at stages in evaluating strategies aimed at promoting wheat production and productivity of the study area.

Keywords: Improved wheat adoption; Double hurdle model; West gojjam zone and Ethiopia. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.32861/jac.54.48.56

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