Adoption of Bio-Fertilizer Technology in Ethiopia's Central Highlands: The Case of the Rural Districts Surrounding the Capital City, Addis Ababa (Finfinne)
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Adoption, Bio-fertilizer, Faba bean, Logit model, TechnologyAbstract
The objective of this study was to determine the key factors influencing small farm households' decisions to adopt bio-fertilizer technology in the central highlands of Ethiopia; the case of the rural districts surrounding the capital city, Addis Ababa (Finfinne). Bio-fertilizers are natural fertilizers used to increase the productivity of crops. The logit model was employed to examine the data collected from 384 smallholder farming households within the research area. The model results indicated that the household head's educational level, number of extension contacts, perception, training, and involvement in off/non-farm activities significantly and positively influenced the adoption of bio-fertilizer technology in the study area. However, the age of the household head significantly and negatively influenced the decision of farm households to adopt the technology. The results suggest that increasing the number of motivated development agents in each peasant association can also increase the frequency of extension contacts with individual farmers, which in turn helps them to develop a positive attitude toward the adoption of the technology, emphasizing the expansion and improvement of agricultural education and short-term training with special focuses on the aged farmers can increase the likelihood that farmers in the study area will adopt biofertilizer technology.
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