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    Determinants of Agricultural Technology Adoption in Ethiopia
    (ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, 2025-10-25) Shalom Habte; : Sisay Debebe (PhD)
    Agriculture is a crucial sector in the Ethiopian economy, significantly contributing to GDP, export earnings, and employment, despite challenges like limited access to improved technology and low adoption rates for technologies like fertilizers and improved seeds. Previous studies often focused on single technologies or specific regions, leaving a gap in understanding the national-level adoption of multiple technologies simultaneously. This study addresses this gap by assessing the determinants of adopting multiple agricultural technologies—chemical fertilizers, improved seeds, crop protection chemicals, and crop rotation—in Ethiopia. Using nationally representative data from the 2021/22 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey ( multivariaprobit (MVP) model was employed to account for the potential interdependence of technology adoption decisions. A key finding is that farmers' decisions to adopt these technologies are indeed interdependent, confirmed by significant correlations between the error terms in the MVP model. The analysisidentified several key determinants: extension contact consistently and positively influenced the adoption of all four technologies, while farm size also had a positive impact across all. Access to credit positively affected chemical fertilizer, improved seed, and crop rotation adoption but was negatively associated with crop protection chemicals. Land degradationprevention practices were positively linked to adopting all four technologies. Oxen ownership also showed varied effects. Other significant factors included age, sex, education, household size, irrigation access, livestock ownership, and farm income. The study concludes that the adoption of multiple technologies in Ethiopia is an interdependent process influenced by a range of socio-economic, institutional, and resource factors. Based on these findings, it is recommended to strengthen and expand agricultural extension services to effectively disseminate information and supportall types of agricultural technologies and integrated practices. Additionally, facilitating affordable and flexible credit access for farmers is crucial, as it is vital for investing in inputslike fertilizers and improved seeds.