Cropping systems diversification, improved seed, manure and inorganic fertilizer adoption by maize producers of eastern Ethiopia

Ahmed, Musa Hasen; Geleta, Kassahun Mamo; Tazeze, Aemro; Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen; Tilahun, Eden Andualem

doi:10.1186/s40008-017-0093-8

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“…However, fertilizer was negatively correlated with manure use indicating that farmers, on average, use manure and fertilizer as substitutes rather than complements. Similar results were documented in studies on Ethiopian maize production [3,7,30,40].…”

Section: Descriptive Resultssupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Manure was more likely to be applied on owned fields, which could be related to tenure security reasons and the time it takes to reap the benefits from manure. Similar results were found in Ethiopia [3,41], Tanzania [4], and Kenya [29]. Fertilizer, improved varieties, herbicides, and erosion control were more likely to be used on larger maize fields.…”

Section: • Field Characteristicssupporting

confidence: 72%

“…Technologies and management practices that have been used by maize growers to improve maize yield were investigated following previous studies in Ethiopia [3,12,30,31,33]. The individual management practices were the use of fertilizer, maize variety, pesticide, herbicide, manure, intercropping, erosion control, and crop rotation (Table 1).…”

Section: Overview Of Technologies and Management Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies of smallholder production technologies have increasingly recognized that technologies and management practices are better evaluated as packages, i.e., bundles of production decisions, rather than as single components, given their interactions in productivity outcomes [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Furthermore, management practices that affect maize yields may have differing effects on other outcomes such as household income [7,[10][11][12] and labor productivity [10,12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Usage and Impacts of Technologies and Management Practices in Ethiopian Smallholder Maize Production

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Maize yields can be improved through many individual technologies and management practices, but the full realization of potential benefits is generally understood to require integrated use of complementary practices. We employed two years of survey data and alternative econometric models to better understand the use of individual and bundled packages of technologies and management practices in Ethiopian maize production, i.e., fertilizers, improved varieties, herbicides, pesticides, manure, intercropping, erosion control and crop rotation (the last three labeled integrated management). Although fertilizer and improved varieties were used on 85% of maize fields, with average yields of 3.4 ton/ha, large yield gaps remain. Complementary management practices improved these yields by as much as 22%, although in variable ways. Integrated management contributed to maize yield only when combined with crop protection (herbicides and/or pesticides). Combining manure with fertilizer and improved variety decreased maize yields, possibly due to manure quality and less inorganic fertilizer used on fields that received manure. Packages including crop protection increased labor productivity by 16–70%, while using integrated management decreased labor productivity by almost half. In summary, the combination of management practices did not automatically lead to increased yields, partly related to the conditions under which practices were applied, indicating the need for site-specific research and recommendations for sustainable intensification.

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Section: • Field Characteristicssupporting

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“…total areas under improved seeds are 80% covered by maize, 12.1% covered by wheat seeds [3]. This shows wheat yield is low and unstable due to technical and socioeconomic constraints like weed competition, low soil fertility, rust, inappropriate use of improved varieties, high price of fertilizer and herbicides in required quantity and at the required time, and in adequate cash or credit to purchase inputs are the major constraints [11].Some scholars suggested such as Ahmed, et al [12],the gap could be reduced through improving farm productivity which can be obtained through adopting productivity-enhancing technologies. Previous studies done on different parts of Ethiopia such as Mengistu [13] attempted to analyze the impact of agricultural technology adoption on wheat production and its effect on income of farmers such as Tesfaye, et al [14], Birhanu [15], and Berihun, et al [16].…”

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Lower and/or inappropriate usages of improved agricultural technologies are among the major of causes for decline of production and productivity of wheat as compared to the potential in Ethiopia. This study aims to measure the status and extent of improved wheat technology adoption and identify its determinants among wheat producing smallholder farmers' in Sekela district of West Gojjam zone of Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling techniques used to select 204wheat producing farmers. The study primarily used collected primary data for 2017/18 production year using structured questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, both descriptive statistics and econometrics techniques such as double hurdle model are applied. The result shows that family size, availability of oxen and attitude towards risk affected positively adoption status of wheat production. While, farming experience, and off-farm income affected the extent of improved wheat variety adoption. On the other hand, farm size and cultivated farm land affected negatively the extent of improved wheat varieties adoption. Based on the result, the study recommended that the above factors should be considered both at stages in evaluating strategies aimed at promoting wheat production and productivity of the study area.

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The ex‐post impact of agricultural technology adoption on poverty: Evidence from north Shewa zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia

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This study investigates the impact of agricultural technology adoption on poverty reduction in north Shewa zone of Amhara region of Ethiopia in 2020. Using the selection model, this study finds that farm household's decision to adopt agricultural technologies are mainly influenced by sex of the household head, credit access, saving, extension visit, farm cooperatives and distance from market. Using an endogenous switching regression model, this study finds that adopters of agricultural technologies have higher food consumption expenditure per adult. Moreover, the significant difference in food consumption expenditure per adult equivalent between the actual and counterfactual scenario is very high. The result of the study confirmed that adoption of agricultural technology has a direct and significant impact on increasing household's consumption expenditure while also reducing household poverty. The findings of the study suggest that increasing the access and adoptions of agricultural technologies significantly improves the welfare of farm households.

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Cropping systems diversification, improved seed, manure and inorganic fertilizer adoption by maize producers of eastern Ethiopia

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Usage and Impacts of Technologies and Management Practices in Ethiopian Smallholder Maize Production

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The ex‐post impact of agricultural technology adoption on poverty: Evidence from north Shewa zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia

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