Laying the ground for the agricultural sector to derive development is critical and urgent in relieving majority of the poor out of poverty trap. This in turn calls the modernization of the agriculture sector through agricultural technology adoption. The major objective of the study is to assess...

Agricultural and food system transformation helps increase farm productivity and encourages farmers to participate in updated value chains, adopt newer technologies, thereby helping farmers transform their livelihoods in a sustainable manner. Relatedly, value chain innovations depend on multiple...

Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops cultivated in wide range of agro-ecologies in Ethiopia. But, its productivity has remained low. Hence, this study intends to examine the impact of agricultural technology adoption on wheat productivity in north Shewa zone of the Amhara region,...

The adoption of modern agricultural technologies remains to be a promising strategy to improve agricultural productivity, achieve food security and reduce poverty in Ethiopia. Despite the efforts to promote adoption in the country, the adoption rate has always been very low. So, it is essential...

Establishing a link between specific sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the outcomes of adopted agricultural technological products is lacking in developing countries. Therefore, this study aims to address food security SDG 02 by adopting crop protection products of multinational brands...

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...

The article focuses on evaluating the technical efficiency of garlic production in northwest Ethiopia. The average yield in the region was lower than its potential, indicating a need to improve farming practices. Data were collected from 359 garlic producers using random sampling. The...

Using appropriate agricultural mechanization services is critical to increasing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security. A large portion of Ethiopian farmers have no access to agricultural mechanization services, including tractors, combine harvesters, and threshers. There are...

The improvement of agricultural productivity using technology is an important avenue for increasing output and reducing poverty in sub-Saharan countries. However, the low adoption of high yield varieties has been identified as one of the main reasons for low productivity in sub-Saharan Africa....

This study examines the impacts of multiple agricultural technology adoption on poverty in rural Amhara region, Ethiopia. The study is based on Ethiopian socio economic survey of 2015/16. A total of 656 farm households were included. The study employed Multinomial Logit model to identify the...