Analysis and Adoption of Coffee Technologies in Major Coffee Growing Areas: The Case of Wombera District, Metekel Zone North Western Ethiopia

Desalegn Teshale Woldie

doi:10.7176/jesd/10-19-08

Abstract

The main objective of this study was identifying factors which affect the adoption of coffee technologies in Wombera district of Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz national regional state, Ethiopia. The study used cross-sectional farm household level data collected from 111 randomly selected sample households in 2018. Both descriptive and econometric methods have been used to analyze the data. The descriptive statistics were utilized to compare adopters and non-adopters. The logit model was employed to assess the adoption determinants of coffee. Accordingly, the descriptive result showed that significant mean difference was observed between adopters and non-adopter in terms of number of oxen ownership, owning spade/shovel and being a model farmer. The result of logit model indicted that number of oxen ownership, being a model farmer, adult literacy and owning pruning shear were found to positively influenced the adoption of coffee technology. Whereas household marital status and owning radio influenced adoption of coffee technology negatively. The finding of this study revealed that educating farmers through formal or informal programs, strengthening and increasing the number of model farmers by increasing their production skill, provision of pruning scissor and improving the livestock sector mainly oxen shall be good policy recommendations. Keywords: Wombera, Adoption, coffee, Logit model DOI : 10.7176/JESD/10-19-08 Publication date :October 31 st 2019

Highlights

Coffee is one of the most important agricultural crop that greatly contributes for the performance of the Ethiopian economy
Age was one of the demographic characteristics assumed to influence the decision to adopt new technologies, but this study found no significant difference in terms of age between farmers who had adopted improved coffee technologies and those who had not
No significant difference was observed in the level of education between adopters and non-adopters of improved coffee technology

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Introduction

Coffee is one of the most important agricultural crop that greatly contributes for the performance of the Ethiopian economy. It is an important export commodity, contributing 41% of the country’s total foreign exchange earnings and about 10% of the gross domestic product (Amamo, 2014). Over 25% of the population of Ethiopia, representing 20 million people, are dependent on coffee for their livelihoods (FAO, 2000). Majority of the small holders’ livelihood is dependent on coffee cultivation and coffee has a paramount contribution in the overall economy of the country. Ethiopia’s coffee Arabica is valued for its unique taste Nearly 95% of the country’s coffee is cultivated by an estimated 4 million primarily smallholder, often poor farming households

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