IJEBM

ISSN: 2384-6151

 International Journal of Economic and Business Management
 

Vol. 9(3), pp. 57-65, April, 2021.

ISSN: 2384-6151

DOI: 10.14662/IJEBM2021.050

Full Length Research

Determinants of Adoption of Barley (HB1307) Variety in Western Shewa Highlands: The Case of Elfeta District

Dawit Milkias¹ and Gadisa Muleta²

¹ Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ambo Agricultural Research Center (AARC), P.O. Box. 37, Ambo, Ethiopia

² Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (NABRC), P.O. Box. 249, Holeta, Ethiopia. Corresponding author’s E-mail: mkdave04@gmail.com

Accepted 20 April 2021

Barley is the fourth most important cereal crop in the world after wheat, maize, and rice, and is among the top ten crop plants in the world. Ethiopia being the second largest producer in Africa, next to Morocco, accounting for about 25% of the total barley production in the continent. This study assessed the determinants of adoption of barley varieties in Elfeta district, West Showa, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional data collected from 150 randomly selected barley farmers from seven rural kebeles of the district were used. Binary logistic regression model was used to examine determinant factors that influence adoption of barley technology in the study area. The model results revealed that the adoption of improved barley variety was significantly influenced by age of sampled respondents, level of education, barley farming experience, participation on off-farm activities, membership of cooperative groups, distance from the nearest market and availability of credit service. The study recommends that needs to further promote agricultural new technologies by designing an approach based on farmer’s problem and need.

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 KEY WORDS: Determinants, Adoption, Barley technology, Elfeta, West Showa

Cite This Article As: Dawit, M., Gadisa, M. (2021). Determinants of Adoption of Barley (HB1307) Variety in Western Shewa Highlands: The Case of Elfeta District. Inter. J. Econ. Bus. Manage. 9(3): 57-65