Adoption and Intensity of Use Of Improved Sweet Potato Varieties in Boloso Sore Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

Authors

  • Endrias Geta
  • Legesse dadi
  • Teressa Adugna

Keywords:

Adoption, farming system, improved variety, product ivity, sweet polato

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 77lis paper examines the adoption and facrors
offeclillg intensity of lIdOPliofl of improl'e(/ sweet poraro varieties ill
8010so Sore woreda. Data were collected from /20 randomly
selected fa rmers throllgh a sIruclllred questionnaire. TobiI model
was IIsed 10 it/emify faclOrs ajJecling adoption allli ill/emily of lise of
improved sweet pO/01O l'orieties. Reslllts from model analysis sllow
tllm farm size, extensiol/ cOlllaCl. farming e..\periellce. livestock
ownership. farmers' perception of yie/(I. malllrity perioti.
eSlablishmelll performance of improved varielies. alld distance from
research c(mtre to the farm influence adoption alld illlensily of lise of
improve(/ sweet potalO varieties. 77le results suggest thaI research
alld extension activities should be slrellg/hened with due altellfioll to
improve yield potential. shortell mowrity periot/. (llld beller
eSlablishmem performance of the crop.

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Published

2022-12-27

How to Cite

Geta, E., dadi, L. ., & Adugna, T. . (2022). Adoption and Intensity of Use Of Improved Sweet Potato Varieties in Boloso Sore Woreda, Southern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, 27(1), 25–55. Retrieved from http://ejol.aau.edu.et/index.php/EJDR/article/view/3403

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2005): Ethiopian Journal of Development Research

Section

Articles