INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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This study analyzed the impact of improved maize varieties on smallholder farmers’ maize productivity and net-income in the Eastern Ethiopia. The primary data were collected from 216 randomly selected sample households using structured interview. The descriptive statistics shows that 55% of sample farmers were adopters. The first stage of ESR model result revealed that livestock size, cooperative membership, and market information, are positively influenced its adoption. However, landholding, Khat farming, seed delivery time and distance to market are negatively influenced its adoption. The second stage estimate of ESR model indicates that adoption of improved maize seed is significantly increased adopters’ average maize crop productivity/ha by 2.0 tons and net-income by 49.20%. We concluded that farmers’ maize productivity and net-income are greatly improved due to improved maize adoption. Therefore, policy makers should enhance its adoption through enhancing extension services, multi-disciplinary research on Khat farming expansion, credit accessibility, and ensuring the timely supply of improved maize seeds at affordable price and place in the study area in the eastern part in particular and in the country in general.
"Adoption and Impact of Improved Maize Varieties on Smallholder Farmers’ Farm Productivity and Net-Income in Eastern Ethiopia", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.905-920, October-2022, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2210110.pdf
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