Adoption analysis of agricultural technologies in the semiarid northern Ethiopia: A panel data analysis

• Published in: Agricultural and food economics Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Gebru, Menasbo, Holden, Stein Terje, Alfnes, Frode
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 30.03.2021; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Agricultural Economics; Agricultural production; Agricultural technology; Agriculture; Cash crops; Climate risk; Crop production; Crops; Data analysis; Developing countries; Double-hurdle; Drought; Drought resistance; Economics; Economics and Finance; Farms; Households; Irrigation; LDCs; Longitudinal studies; New crop varieties; Northern Ethiopia; Population density; Rain; Rainfall; Semiarid areas; Small farms; Technological change; Technology adoption; Technology assessment; Technology utilization; Weather; Wheat; Ethiopia; R34; Q12; Double-hurdle; Q16; Semiarid areas; Climate risk; O33; New crop varieties; Northern Ethiopia

Agricultural technology change is required in developing countries to increase the robustness to climate-related variability, feed a growing population, and create opportunities for market-oriented production. This study investigates technological change in the form of adoption of improved wheat, dr...