Is the longstanding local rice cultivar "X-Jigna" being replaced by the improved variety "Shaga" in fogera plain, Northwest Ethiopia?
Adane Melak Beyene, Ayele Tesfahun Gashu, Misganaw Anteneh Tegegne and Atrsaw Anteneh Mihertie
This study investigates how far and by what factors the local rice cultivar X-Jigna is being replaced by the improved variety Shaga in the Fogera plain, Ethiopia. It applied a mixed-method research design. The explanatory method was used to analyze qualitative data, while simple descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. As a result, the adoption level of improved rice varieties was found to be too low (15%), while the vast majority of rice-growing households used X-Jigna. However, the explanatory analysis highlighted that Shaga outperforms X-Jigna in resilience to diseases and shattering, higher grain yield, and softness of injera and flour density traits. Consequently, its percentage share of area coverage increased from 1 to 12, while X-Jigna's decreased from 95 to 84 within a short time. This phenomenon demonstrates great strides have been made in replacing X-Jigna with Shaga. Based on the results of logistic regression analysis, age, educational background, and experience in rice cultivation of household heads, land-owned size, and road and credit access significantly influence adoption decisions. Therefore, it is suggested that offering youth-oriented extension services, expanding education services, improving road infrastructure, and reducing bureaucracy in credit services are areas to be emphasized to improve adoption.
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2022
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Authors: | Beyene, Adane Melak ; Gashu, Ayele Tesfahun ; Tegegne, Misganaw Anteneh ; Mihertie, Atrsaw Anteneh |
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Cogent economics & finance. - Abingdon : Taylor & Francis, ISSN 2332-2039, ZDB-ID 2773198-4. - Vol. 10.2022, 1, Art.-No. 2145748, p. 1-21
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Subject: | Adoption level | Fogera plain | Rice-growing households | Shaga | X-Jigna | Reisanbau | Rice production | Äthiopien | Ethiopia | Privater Haushalt | Household |
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