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This study aims to identify the determinants of adoption of improved maize variety (IMV) among farmers in the northern … region of Ghana and subsequently assess the factors influencing the intensity of IMV adoption. The study used two econometric … techniques to address its objectives. Firstly, a multinomial logit was employed to identify factors affecting the adoption of IMV …
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sample households. The probit model's findings indicate that factors that positively influenced households' adoption of the … that negatively influenced adoption included family size and market distance. The endogenous treatment effect model … institutions should promote the adoption of improved maize varieties on a larger scale in order to boost maize yield and lower …
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This study has evaluated the impact of adoption of improved groundnut seed on the well-being of the farmers of Eastern … of adoption of improved groundnut seeds on well-being measured as expenditure per adult equivalent. The results of the … study have indicated that adoption of improved groundnut seeds has a positive and significant impact on the welfare of the …
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The adoption of modern energy such as solar energy has been recognized as, an important way to reduce carbon emissions … technology adoption in rural households in case of West Belesa and East Belesa districts of Ethiopia. Data were collected from …’ adoption of solar technology. These variables were education status, family size, participation in natural resource management …
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of agricultural technology adoption on household food consumption …. The study used the endogenous switching regression model to estimate the impacts of agricultural technology adoption on … high. The findings of the study reveal that broader investment in agricultural technology and increased access and adoption …
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Adoption of Tef production technology has paramount importance to increase Tef productivity, foster food security, and … secure the well-being of smallholder farmers. Hence, this study aims to identify the determinants of adoption of Tef … technology packages in Yilmana Densa district, and subsequently assess the factors influencing the intensity of adoption of the …
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The paper assesses the potential impact of the adoption of improved cassava varieties on yields of smallholder farmers … established the relationship between adoption and yield, yet this relationship is understudied in the cross-national literature … an endogenous switching regression model, the causal impact of improved variety adoption was estimated. Our results …
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adoption and inefficient implementation of improved farm technologies, were among the major problems. Adoption and efficient … adoption and implementation of these improved farm inputs is constrained by various factors. So, the aim of this study was to … analyze the technical efficiency and impact of improved farm inputs adoption on the yield of haricot bean producers. A multi …
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poverty in sub-Saharan countries. However, the low adoption of high yield varieties has been identified as one of the main … and institutional factors affecting adoption and adoption-intensity of improved wheat varieties (IWVs), using data … the determinants of the intensity of IWVs adoption, as adoption and use intensity were two independent decisions …
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This study examines the impacts of multiple agricultural technology adoption on poverty in rural Amhara region … study employed Multinomial Logit model to identify the determinants of adoption and Multinomial Endogenous Switching Models … to measure the effect of adoption on poverty. The results revealed that educational level of the household head, family …
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