Abstract
Effect of Improved Agricultural Information & Technologies Adoption on Productivity: The Case of Wheat in Ethiopia
Highlights
Like in many other sub-Saharan Africa countries, agriculture in Ethiopia is a basis for the entire socioeconomic structure of the country and has a major influence on all other economic sectors and development processes and it plays a crucial role in poverty reduction (Elias et al, 2013; GebreEyesus, 2015)
This study examines the impact of adoption of improved wheat varieties and information regarding improved wheat management practices on productivity using 1,611 farm household samples in four major administrative regions of Ethiopia
Various variables that were included in the propensity score matching model that describe the major observed characteristics of the sample respondents are presented in the following table
Summary
Like in many other sub-Saharan Africa countries, agriculture in Ethiopia is a basis for the entire socioeconomic structure of the country and has a major influence on all other economic sectors and development processes and it plays a crucial role in poverty reduction (Elias et al, 2013; GebreEyesus, 2015). According to Abegaz 2011, cereal crops constitute the largest share of farming household’s production and consumption activities. Citing Alemayehu et al, 2009, only five major cereals (barley, maize, sorghum, teff and wheat) account for about 70% of area cultivated and 65% of output produced. On the other hand, according to Endale 2011, data from the Ethiopian Seed Enterprise show that improved seeds are mostly used in wheat and maize cultivation with an average of 89 and 42 thousand quintal in the period 1994/95 to 2005/06, respectively. Abegaz 2011 citing the Household Income, Consumption and Expenditure Survey of CSA indicated that the five major cereal crops account for 46% of household’s total consumption. A closer look at what is happening in cereal production has an important welfare and policy implication in Ethiopia (Abegaz, 2011)
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