Analysis of Adoption of Organic Fertilizer among Smallholder Farmers : Determinants and Income Effects

ISBN-13: 9783330079557 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 52 str.

Biru Gelgo; Patience Mshenga; Lemma Zemedu

Opis

This study was carried out in Shashemene district of Ethiopia to evaluate factors affecting adoption decision and use intensity of organic fertilizer as well as its effect on farm income amongst smallholder farmers. The study used primary data which was collected from 368 farmers. Propensity score matching and Cragg's double hurdle model were used to analyze the data. The results of the study would help farmers, policy makers, and other development practitioners targeted at improving farm productivity through adoption of organic fertilizer.

O autorze

Mr. Biru Gelgo is an Agricultural Economist in profession. He awarded BSc. degree in Agricultural Economics in 2013 and Master's Degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics in 2016. Currently, he is a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Wolkite University, Ethiopia.