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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
Rural Outreach Program
ISSN: 1684-5358 EISSN: 1684-5358
Vol. 21, No. 5, 2021, pp. 17989-18004
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Bioline Code: nd21054
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2021, pp. 17989-18004
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ADOPTION OF GARDEN COFFEE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN ETHIOPIA
Kassahun, T
Abstract
This study investigated the level and determinants of garden coffee production
technology package adoption in Ethiopia. The analysis was based on survey data
collected from 293 garden coffee-growing households. The findings show that garden
coffee production technology package adoption status in Dale districts was various
across the smallholders’ growers. The productivity of improved coffee varieties at farm
plots was less than at research plots in Dale due to low coffee production technology
package adoption. The use of improved coffee varieties, weed control practices,
compost application, pruning practices, shade tree management, intercropping
practices, and coffee seedling planting spacing is the main garden coffee production
technology package practiced by smallholder coffee growers in Dale. Thus, the garden
coffee production technology package adoption index score ranged from 0.43 to 1.00.
Adoption index scores were categorized into high (0.71 to 1), medium (0.5 to 0.7) and
Low (0.43 to 0.49) adopters. Only 57% of farmers reached high coffee production
technology adoption status but the remaining 30% and 13% of garden coffee farmers
attained medium and low adoption status. The mean adoption index score was found to
be 0.66, which implies the overall adoption status was found under the medium
technology adoption category. The maximum likelihood estimates of Tobit model
result shows that gender of household head (-0.261), education level (0.09), the annual
income of the household (0.003), farm size (0.031), availability of labor (0.155), credit
facilities (0.087), coffee extension services (0.047) and farmer perception of improved
coffee varieties (-0.024) were significant determinants of garden coffee production
technology package in Dale district. Hence, for farmers to adopt new technology they
must know it well. Adopting all components of the coffee production technology
package simultaneously as recommended by the research center enhances coffee productivity at farm plots level. Moreover, building better coffee production extension
services, institutional arrangement, and access to new technology information can
possibly increase coffee production technology package adoption in Ethiopia.
Keywords
production technology package adoption; smallholders; garden coffee farmers; Dale
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