Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia

The literature on agricultural technology is limited on the issue of the continued use of an agricultural technology after it is adopted. This paper analyzes the factors that explain adoption as well as continued use of improved maize seeds in one of the high potential maize growing areas in central...

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Autores: Tura, M., Aredo, D., Tsegaye, T., La Rovere, R., Kassie, G., Mwangi, W.M., Mwabu, G.
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
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Palabra clave:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Adoption
Continued Use
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
MAIZE
CROP IMPROVEMENT
SEEDS
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spelling Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central EthiopiaTura, M.Aredo, D.Tsegaye, T.La Rovere, R.Kassie, G.Mwangi, W.M.Mwabu, G.AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGYAdoptionContinued UseTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERMAIZECROP IMPROVEMENTSEEDSThe literature on agricultural technology is limited on the issue of the continued use of an agricultural technology after it is adopted. This paper analyzes the factors that explain adoption as well as continued use of improved maize seeds in one of the high potential maize growing areas in central Ethiopia. Using a bivariate probit with sample selection model approach, the study provides insights into the key factors associated with adoption of improved maize seed and its continued use. The result revealed that human capital (adult workers, off-farm work and experience in hiring labor), asset endowment (size of land owned), institutional and policy variables (access to credit, membership in cooperatives) all strongly influence farmers? decisions to adopt improved maize varieties, while continuous use of the seed is influenced by the proportion of farmland allocated to maize, literacy of the household head, involvement in off-farm work, visits by extension agents, farmers? experience, household land size, and fertilizer usage. Accordingly, policies and interventions that are informed about such factors are required to accelerate adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds in order to increase farm yields and remedy shortage of food and fight food poverty and insecurity more effectively and more sustainably.2350-2358Academic Journalshttps://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/488E30B322092013-06-07T21:09:44Z2013-06-07T21:09:44Z2010info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlePDFapplication/pdf1991-637Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/218610.5897/AJAR.9000024175African Journal of Agricultural Researchreponame:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYTinstname:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigoinstacron:CIMMYTEnglishEthiopiaCIMMYT manages Intellectual Assets as International Public Goods. The user is free to download, print, store and share this work. In case you want to translate or create any other derivative work and share or distribute such translation/derivative work, please contact CIMMYT-Knowledge-Center@cgiar.org indicating the work you want to use and the kind of use you intend; CIMMYT will contact you with the suitable license for that purpose.Open Accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/21862024-10-11T19:58:40Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
title Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
spellingShingle Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
Tura, M.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Adoption
Continued Use
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
MAIZE
CROP IMPROVEMENT
SEEDS
title_short Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
title_full Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
title_fullStr Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
title_sort Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of Central Ethiopia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tura, M.
Aredo, D.
Tsegaye, T.
La Rovere, R.
Kassie, G.
Mwangi, W.M.
Mwabu, G.
author Tura, M.
author_facet Tura, M.
Aredo, D.
Tsegaye, T.
La Rovere, R.
Kassie, G.
Mwangi, W.M.
Mwabu, G.
author_role author
author2 Aredo, D.
Tsegaye, T.
La Rovere, R.
Kassie, G.
Mwangi, W.M.
Mwabu, G.
author2_role author
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author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Adoption
Continued Use
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
MAIZE
CROP IMPROVEMENT
SEEDS
topic AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Adoption
Continued Use
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
MAIZE
CROP IMPROVEMENT
SEEDS
description The literature on agricultural technology is limited on the issue of the continued use of an agricultural technology after it is adopted. This paper analyzes the factors that explain adoption as well as continued use of improved maize seeds in one of the high potential maize growing areas in central Ethiopia. Using a bivariate probit with sample selection model approach, the study provides insights into the key factors associated with adoption of improved maize seed and its continued use. The result revealed that human capital (adult workers, off-farm work and experience in hiring labor), asset endowment (size of land owned), institutional and policy variables (access to credit, membership in cooperatives) all strongly influence farmers? decisions to adopt improved maize varieties, while continuous use of the seed is influenced by the proportion of farmland allocated to maize, literacy of the household head, involvement in off-farm work, visits by extension agents, farmers? experience, household land size, and fertilizer usage. Accordingly, policies and interventions that are informed about such factors are required to accelerate adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds in order to increase farm yields and remedy shortage of food and fight food poverty and insecurity more effectively and more sustainably.
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