Determinants’ of Farm Household Adoption of Agro-ecological Farming Practices in Banja Woreda; Awi Zone, Ethiopia
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2019
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Addis Ababa University
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Agriculture is the main livelihood of farmers in Banaja Woreda. But influenced internal and external
factors in agro-ecological farming practices. The main objective of this study is to assess awareness
and attitude level of farmers, investigate locally acceptable technologies and to examine factors
affecting farmers’ choices of agro-ecological farming practices at the household level in Banja
Woreda. Mixed research approach, both qualitative and quantitative analysed was employed. The
survey questions covered 211 total sample size; 192 household head, 12 focused group discussion and 7 key
informant interviews were selected through simple random sampling method with the selection of two
kebeles, sampling units of four village households and field observation conducted. The result shows
that, 169 (80%) households have perceived adoption practices of crop rotation, mixed farming and
agro-forestry and the remaining 42 (20%) have not perceived in Akayeta& Kessa-Chewsa Kebeles.
Analysis of the model indicated that, there is 46% variation between adopters& non-adopters. Farm
size, extension services and land degradation negatively significant at 5% level and income,
awareness, market distance and environmental factors at 1% level. While, family size and education
positively significant at 10 % level and agricultural management at 1% level. It is concluded that in
Banaja Woreda, there is problem of farmers in adoption practices to respond food security. Farm
size, income, awareness, technology, extension, policy incentives, degradation and natural frost were
the main factors hindering farmers’ choices decided to adopt agro-ecological farming practices. This
implies, need to support locally acceptable technologies in terms of policy incentives, off-farm income
targeted at household level. Furthermore, creating opportunities in adoption of agro-ecological
farming practices encourage non- adopter farmers in limited farm and technologies.
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Agro-ecological farming, Adoption, Determinants, Households and Multinomial logit