Adoption of Jimma Horizontal Modern Beehive: The Case of Jimma and Ilubabor Zone

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to analyze factors that influence the adoption of Jimma Horizontal Modern beehive (JHMB) and it attempts to fill the existing knowledge gap. The specific objectives are to identify determinants that influencing adoption JHMB in the study area and to quantify the relative importance of the various factors associated with adoption of technology in the study area. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to identify the sample respondents. The sample respondents were categorized into adopters and non-adopters of JHMB. Based on probability proportional to size 160 adopters and 120 non-adopters were identified. The data were collected using structured interview schedule, group FGD, KII, observation and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and logit model. The binary logit model reveals that education level of household head, beekeeping experience, extension contact, apiary visit, perception, credit, were positively and significantly influencing adoption of JHMB, whereas age, sex, family size, land holding, livestock holding, market availability, and availability of accessories were not significantly influencing adoption of JHMB. Though different organizations strive to disseminate JHMB, the adopters are not comparable with efforts have been excreted, and this might have different reasons such as institutional, socioeconomic and biophysical. Such information’s might be different from according the circumstances in which the farmers are living and working, and still no information has been generated on socioeconomic, institutional and biophysical determinants of adoption of JHMB in study area. The overall finding of the study underlined the importance of institutional support in the areas of availing beekeeping accessories, bee forage and improving beekeepers’ perception on the technology to enhance adoption of JHMB. Therefore, agricultural policy and development interventions should be given emphasis to the improvement of such institutional support. Key terms: adoption, horizontal beehive, logit, honey production DOI: 10.7176/JESD/13-9-01 Publication date: May 31 st 2022