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090			_aCIS-5663
100	1		_aLegese, G. _uAnnual Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Agricultural Economists, 13; Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); 14-15 Aug, 2009
245	0	0	_aDeterminants of adoption of improved drought tolerant maize varieties and their implication for household food security in drought prone areas
260			_c2009
300			_a23 pages
500			_aDraft
520			_aExisting literature suggests the influence of household wealth on farmer's technology adoption decisions. In 2007, this study was conducted to provide a clearer understanding of how differences in household wealth affect the way in which other variables influence adoption decisions. Using data from 369 households in Adama and Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha districts of Ethiopia, the paper first stratified households into poorly endowed, medium and rich categories based on wealth indices constructed using their productive assets by the principal components method. A double hurdle model was then specified and estimated for each wealth group to assess factors influencing the adoption and use intensity of improved varieties. The results suggest that factors influencing the adoption and use intensity of improved maize varieties among households in the three wealth categories. The results, therefore, draw attention to the need to design wealth group specific interventions to improve the adoption and use intensity of improved maize varieties among farmers in the two and similar districts of Ethiopia.
536			_aSocioeconomics Program|Global Maize Program
546			_aEnglish
593			_aLucia Segura
594			_aINT1320|INT3210
650	1	0	_aDouble-hurdle model
650	1	0	_aEthiopia _9964
650	1	0	_aWealth index
700	1		_aLangyintuo, A.S., _ecoaut. _9175
700	1		_aMwangi, W.M., _ecoaut. _9616
700	1		_aDebello, M. J. _gSocioeconomics Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8INT3210 _9903
700	1		_9561 _aLa Rovere, R. _ecoaut.
856	4		_yAccess only for CIMMYT Staff _uhttp://libcatalog.cimmyt.org/download/cis/G93523.pdf
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