This paper presents empirical analyses of the factors influencing adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in two Ethiopian districts and assesses the impacts of conservation agriculture on grain yield, and land and labour producitivity. These impacts are estaimated using generalized methods of moments and the control function approach to deal with common econometric problems of endogeneity and hterogeneity. The results show that initial adooption decision is influenced positively by extension services, livestock whealth and Bako location whereas it is negatively influenced by age of household head, education level, farm size, quiality of soil, and social connectedness. Once adoption decisions are made, the decision to use more components of Conservation Agriculture (CA) is positively influenced by extension services in a more pronounced manner, in creating awereness as to how livestock and conservation agriculture can be harmoniously managed, and in incorporating practical issues related to agriculture in the formal education curricula. It is also important to sensitize farmers on the importance and sustainable management of soil productivity.

Socioeconomics Program|Global Maize Program

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