Determinants of Technology Adoption in Micro and Small Enterprises and Its Contribution to Food Security the Case of Entoto Cluster Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2022-11
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of the research is to examine the determinants of technology adoption in micro and small enterprises and its contribution to food security the case of Entoto Cluster Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to draw 256 sample households from two Woreda and four kebeles. The kebeles were selected in random sampling procedure and within the Entoto cluster Colleges. Sample micro and small enterprise heads were grouped in two strata (adopters and non-adopters). To analyze the data both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to characterize and analyze technology adoption and food security status of the households. Household food insecurity access scale was employed to examine the food security status of the sample households. The statistical models namely, binary logistic regression and ordered logistic regression were employed to determine factors affecting the technology adoption, to analyze the impact of technology adoption on household food security respectively. The binary probit result revealed that, Education status of micro small enterprise heads, saving access, total annual income and training access of micro small enterprise heads affects the technology adoption positively; while expenditure of firms affected negatively technology adoption. According to the results of ordered logit, technology transfer and adoption has a positive impact on household food security. In terms of household food insecurity access scale, the impact of technology adoption on micro and small enterprise head food security has an effect on the household food security. The study concludes that technological adoption has a significant impact on household food security. Based on the findings of this study, it is suggested that micro small enterprise heads awareness and perceptions be improved by training, as well as interventions that address technology transfer and adoption obstacles.
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Determinants, Technology Transfer and Adoption, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, Etototo Cluster College, Addis Ababa.