Abstract
The study was conducted in Fogera plain which is one of rice production hubs in South Gondar Zone in North West part of Ethiopia on rice production, adoption of technologies and its determinant factors for small holder rice producing farmers. A total sample size of respondents (n=74) were selected through random sampling method. Binary logistic regression model was applied to the specification of socio-economic, demographic and institutional factors determining to adoption of improved rice technologies. Both continuous and categorical variables were used based on their logical and statistical hypothesis in relation to adoption of rice technologies. Poor infrastructure, timely un-availability of technology, membership of the household to farm organizations such as cooperatives, access to farm credit and price of technologies were statistically and significantly identified as determinant factors for adoption of improved rice technologies. Age, family size, sex, education level, farming experience, access to extension and advisory services of the household head and size of cultivated land didn’t significantly affect adoption of technologies. Hence it is recommended that availability of improved technologies at appropriate time, infrastructural development to rice producing farmers and strengthening farmers’ organizations especially seed cooperatives as well as efficient access of farmers to credit and saving services in their proximate areas were paramount importance to enhance adoption of improved rice technologies. Keywords: Adoption, Fogera plain, improved variety, Oryza Sativa DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-7-06 Publication date: April 30 th 2021
Highlights
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) which belongs to the family Poaceae is a semi-aquatic plant, there are few upland varieties
Owning to observation of the potential of the area for rice cultivation via identification of wild rice grown in the area, introduction and cultivation of rice for the first time in Ethiopia in Fogera and Gambella plain has been taken as a response to the dramatic phenomena by the government in collaboration with north Korean development cooperation ( Belayineh etal, 2017)
According to Central Statistical Agency (CSA) (2015), 118,079 small holder farmers engaged in rice production
Summary
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) which belongs to the family Poaceae is a semi-aquatic plant, there are few upland varieties. Since the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has given higher consideration for rice production with an increasing rate from year to year. The current five-year plan, GTP II Rice seen as a priority crop to ensure food security through increasing the average productivity from 27.8 qt/ha in 2015 to 41 qt/ha in 2020 and increased the total volume of produce from 1.3 million quintals in 2015 to 2.03 million quintal by the year 2020 ( GTP II, 2015). Due to the interventions of collaboration work of GOs and other partners, over the recent past the number of rice producer farmers, area under rice, rice production volume and yield of rice increased dramatically. In 2015 area, yield and production of rice jumped to 46,832 ha, 2.8 tons/ha and 13,1821 tons respectively witnessing more than 75-fold increase in area, a tone increase in productivity (56% increase) and 11.7-fold increase in production only within a decade
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