among peasants in Ada and Selale districts of the Central highlands of Ethiopia. The results indicate that Ada farmers … exhibit relatively higher efficiency scores in cereal production compared to Selale producers. Farmers who adopted cross …-bred cows attained higher efficiency scores than farmers who did not adopted. Production efficiency scores are higher in …

in particular. The present study focuses on level of adoption, access of farmers to farm technology, quality of modern …

, and better overall public service provision and governance. Almost all potato farmers, small and large, participate in …

and milk produced by farmers who have adopted cross-bred cows (test) and those who have not adopted (Control) in the … were greater among test compared with control farmers in both study sites. Physical factors such as land, labour, oxen and … farmers living in regions with greater comparative advantage for grain production (Ada). Physical factors such as grazing area …

). Producers of both regions require existence of certain pre-conditions prior to the adoption of technologies. Ada farmers require … more pre-conditions related to livestock production while Selale farmers require more preconditions related crop production … inputs and knowledge exert large and significant positive impacts on production when farmers adopt combinations of fertilizer …

other food crop. Potato provides excellent opportunities in rasing the income of the farmers as it has capacity to yield 5 … sell by farmers and incurring substantial monetary loss. To absorb excess potato production and sustain the growth, there …

/subsistence farmers is also discussed. The status of crop biotechnology research worldwide is reviewed and the influence of intellectual …