Abstract
Adoption of product increasing row planting agricultural technologies is a prerequisite for achieving agricultural growth and development, contributing towards improved rural household welfare. However, the link between row planting agricultural technology adoption and household welfare remains poorly understood due to lack of comprehensive measures of household welfare and the exclusive focus on measures such as crop yield and productivity outcomes. This study was designed to assess the adoption and impact of row planting of teff crop on smallholder farmer food consumption expenditure in Duna district using cross sectional survey data gathered in 2018/19 from a sample of 355 teff smallholder famers selected from six kebeles to represent major teff producers. Logit regression and propensity score matching (PSM) techniques were employed for data analysis. The results revealed that adoption of teff row planting technology had a significant positive impact on household welfare measured by higher annual crop yield as well as expenditures on food consumption. Logit regression results reveals that sex of household head, education of household head, family size of household head, holding of livestock, use of credit, extension services access and attending farmers’ training center were found to be important factors influencing farmers adoption decisions. The results confirm the role of row planting technology adoption in improving household welfare among smallholder farmers as higher crop yields from adoption translate into reduced poverty. Keywords : Adoption, Teff, Impact, Propensity Score Matching, Row Planting Technology DOI: 10.7176/JESD/11-5-02 Publication date: March 31 st 2020
Highlights
Row planting agricultural technology is among the most impactful areas of modern agricultural technology, driven by the fundamental need for food and for feeding an ever-growing population
In the second stage after lists of farmers were obtained from the district Agricultural and rural development office, farmers who were cultivating teff in six kebeles, 155 adopter sample household heads were taken as respondent using probability proportional to size. 200 non-adopter respondents were selected using simple random sampling method based on their proportion
Implications In this study, we assessed the adoption of row planting of teff technology and its impact on household welfare among teff farmers in Duna district, Ethiopia
Summary
Row planting agricultural technology is among the most impactful areas of modern agricultural technology, driven by the fundamental need for food and for feeding an ever-growing population. The Row planting agricultural technology and improved agricultural technology practices play a key role in enhancing agricultural production in improving smallholder farmer in developing countries. The sector in the country’s accounts for about 50% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 90% of the total export revenue, 85% employment of the country’s labor force and accounts 70% of raw materials requirement of the country’s industries [5]. It has been the core element of the country’s Agriculture Development Led Industrialization (ADLI) strategy for many years [6]
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