The study analyzes adoption of improved
maize varieties and its effects on farm yields and rural
poverty using cross sectional data collected from 151
households in central (in Nakasongola district) and Eastern
(in Soroti district) regions in Uganda. A binary probit
model was fitted to examine the determinants of level of
adoption. OLS method was used to estimate the determinants
of intensity of adoption, and the effect of adoption on
yield. The sample statistics show very high levels of
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