Determinants of Adoption of Improved ENSET Processing Devices in Woliata, Kembata-Tembaro and Guragie Zones, Southern Ethiopia

Abstract

Adopuon study on lmpro\'et/ enset processing devrces was
("ondu('tcJ lit WO/OItO. Kembata-Tembaro and Guragie zones, of the
outhem reglon of EthiopIa to idelltify the various factors influencing
ul/option of improved enset processing del-'ices, namely "Kocho" Scraper
Ulld "Bulla" E:Clroclor. ne study was carried out betweell /999-100/ in
oreeU where the devIces were already demonstrated and distributed 10
fanm.-rs. About 46 percelll of somp/e formers were adopters of the devices
khile the rest 54 percent "-·ere "on-adopters. The results of hillomiallogistic
regression model Indicate Ihot expensi\'eness of the devices, taste of
processed "kocho" or "bulla", thin hole of "bulla" extractor, extellsion
Information ahout the devices, number oj enset plams in a field, farmers'
p"ruplion aOO1l1 Ihe del·ices Significantly mjlllellce farmers adoption
decisions. Ahout 88 percelll oj the sample cases were correctly predicted
IISIIIg the model.