Adoption and intensity of fertiliser and herbicide use in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Tobit and Heckman analysis is used to investigate the factors which influence the adoption and intensity of use of fertiliser and herbicide on smallholder farms growing wheat and tef in the East and West Shewa zones of the central highlands of Ethiopia. Primary data on peronal, household and farm ch...

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Published in:Agrekon 2001-09, Vol.40 (3), p.316-333
Main Authors: Dadi, L. (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organisation (Ethiopia)), Burton, M, Ozanne, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABONOS
ADOPCION DE INNOVACIONES
ADOPTION DE L'INNOVATION
Agricultural economics
Agricultural extension
Agriculture
ANALYTICAL METHODS
APLICACION DE ABONOS
Determinants
ENGRAIS
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIE
ETIOPIA
EXTENSION
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
FERTILISATION
FERTILIZER APPLICATION
FERTILIZERS
HERBICIDAS
HERBICIDE
HERBICIDES
HIGHLANDS
INNOVATION ADOPTION
METHODE STATISTIQUE
METODOS ESTADISTICOS
Ownership
Oxen
REGION D'ALTITUDE
Small farms
STATISTICAL METHODS
TECHNIQUE ANALYTIQUE
TECNICAS ANALITICAS
VULGARISATION
ZONA DE MONTANA
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Summary:Tobit and Heckman analysis is used to investigate the factors which influence the adoption and intensity of use of fertiliser and herbicide on smallholder farms growing wheat and tef in the East and West Shewa zones of the central highlands of Ethiopia. Primary data on peronal, household and farm characteristics was collected from a random sample of 200 farmers. Results indicate that structural factors - in particular oxen ownership, distance to market and region - are the main determinatns of adoption and intensity of use of the technologies rather than personal characteristics - such as age and gender - extension activity or attitudes to price and risk.
ISSN:0303-1853
2078-0400
DOI:10.1080/03031853.2001.9524956