Cropping systems diversification, improved seed, manure and inorganic fertilizer adoption by maize producers of eastern Ethiopia

被引：1

作者：

Ahmed M.H. ^{[1
]}

Geleta K.M. ^{[2
]}

Tazeze A. ^{[1
]}

Mesfin H.M. ^{[1
]}

Tilahun E.A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa

[2] Department of Economics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa

来源：

Journal of Economic Structures | / 6卷 / 1期

关键词：

Adoption; Ethiopia; Maize; Multiple technologies; MVP;

D O I：

10.1186/s40008-017-0093-8

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摘要：

The gap between demand for and supply of food in Ethiopia can be reduced by improving farm productivity through the introduction of productivity-enhancing tech-nologies. Conversely, in Ethiopia, the adoption rates of agricultural technologies remain below the expected levels. Hence, by using multivariate probit model, this study identifies factors that motivate the adoption of a combination of inorganic fertilizer, improved seed, manure and cropping system diversification in eastern Ethiopia using multiple plot-level observations. The analysis shows that the probabilities of adoption of agricultural technologies are influenced by household, socioeconomic, institutional and plot-level characteristics. Alongside this, the paper also shows that there is a significant correlation between the selected technologies, suggesting that adoptions of technologies are interrelated. Specifically, the result indicates that there is complemen-tarity between inorganic fertilizer and improved seed; and substitutability between inorganic fertilizer and manure. The result also indicates there is complementarity between adoption of improved seed and manure; and adoption of improved seed and crop diversification. © The Author(s) 2017.

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