Impact of Technology Adoption on Household Income: The Case of Tef in Dendi District, Ethiopia

Gadisa Muleta; Addisu Getahun

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Impact of Technology Adoption on Household Income: The Case of Tef in Dendi District, Ethiopia

Gadisa Muleta, Addisu Getahun

Published in Economics (Volume 11, Issue 2)

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Abstract

Tef is the most important cereal crop and the main staple food for more than 70 million people. It is the second-largest crop in terms of the area of production next to maize. But, the average productivity of the crop is very low compared to other cereal crops, and the spatial variability of the productivity of the crop is very high across different districts and peasant associations within the region and across different regions of the country. This variability may arise from different factors like the adoption of high-yielding improved varieties, implemented agronomic practices, soil and environmental conditions, and others. Therefore, this research was intended to assess the impacts of the adoption of improved and high-yielding tef varieties on the improvement of household income in the Dendi district, taking 210 sample households from five peasant associations. Descriptive and econometric data analyses were done. The propensity score matching method and logistic regression model were used for econometric data analysis. Accordingly, the result revealed that household heads who adopted improved and high-yielding tef technologies on average get more income of 7943 birr compared to household heads that are non-adopters of tef technologies. Therefore, improving the awareness of tef farmers towards adoption of high yielding improved tef technologies will contribute to improving the national income generally, and the livelihood of the farm households specifically.

Published in	Economics (Volume 11, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.eco.20221102.11
Page(s)	69-75
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Impact, Adoption of Tef, Income, Dandi District, PSM, Logistic Regression

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Gadisa Muleta

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (NABRC), Holeta, Ethiopia
Addisu Getahun

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holeta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Holeta, Ethiopia

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