Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia Region

Improved malt barley production technology packages are not yet widely adopted in Ethiopia. Stakeholders, including brewers, malt factories, research institutes, and farmer-based organizations, have been collaborating and promoting new malt barley production technologies in order to boost the intens...

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Main Authors: Addisu Bezabeh Ali, Jema Haji Mohammed
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Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2024-10-01
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description Improved malt barley production technology packages are not yet widely adopted in Ethiopia. Stakeholders, including brewers, malt factories, research institutes, and farmer-based organizations, have been collaborating and promoting new malt barley production technologies in order to boost the intensity of acceptance. The aim of this study was to find out the intensity of improved malt barley production technologies adoption in Arsi zones, Oromia region, Ethiopia. A stratified random sampling approach with multiple stages was employed to collect primary data from 384 malt barley household heads. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the intensity of adoption of improved malt barley production technologies was determined using an econometric Tobit regression model. The findings specified that the most adopted improved malt barley variety was Traveler (47.92%), which was followed in descending order by Iboni (14.58%), Sabini (9.38%), Grace (5.47%), Holker (4.43%), and 18.23% unnamed varieties. The Tobit model result also depicted that the intensity to which improved malt barley varieties adopted were affected by, taking into account factors including contract farming involvement, cooperative membership, off-farm income, size of livestock holdings, access to training, and mobile ownership. Enhancing farmers’ knowledge of the advantages of contract farming, income diversification, and mobile phone-based information delivery are among the many ways to support access to and accelerate the adoption of improved malt barley technology in the research area and beyond.
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spelling doaj-art-35dfd311a80a486cb1702e178aeb47e12025-08-20T03:55:08ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2024-10-0112101713172110.24925/turjaf.v12i10.1713-1721.69475648Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia RegionAddisu Bezabeh Ali0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6535-9465Jema Haji Mohammed1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-8941Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research P.O.Box 2003, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaSchool of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. POBox 192, Dire Dawa, EthiopiaImproved malt barley production technology packages are not yet widely adopted in Ethiopia. Stakeholders, including brewers, malt factories, research institutes, and farmer-based organizations, have been collaborating and promoting new malt barley production technologies in order to boost the intensity of acceptance. The aim of this study was to find out the intensity of improved malt barley production technologies adoption in Arsi zones, Oromia region, Ethiopia. A stratified random sampling approach with multiple stages was employed to collect primary data from 384 malt barley household heads. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the intensity of adoption of improved malt barley production technologies was determined using an econometric Tobit regression model. The findings specified that the most adopted improved malt barley variety was Traveler (47.92%), which was followed in descending order by Iboni (14.58%), Sabini (9.38%), Grace (5.47%), Holker (4.43%), and 18.23% unnamed varieties. The Tobit model result also depicted that the intensity to which improved malt barley varieties adopted were affected by, taking into account factors including contract farming involvement, cooperative membership, off-farm income, size of livestock holdings, access to training, and mobile ownership. Enhancing farmers’ knowledge of the advantages of contract farming, income diversification, and mobile phone-based information delivery are among the many ways to support access to and accelerate the adoption of improved malt barley technology in the research area and beyond.https://agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/6947adoptionmalt barleyimproved varietiesarsi zonesoromiaethiopia
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Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia Region
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
adoption
malt barley
improved varieties
arsi zones
oromia
ethiopia
title Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia Region
title_full Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia Region
title_fullStr Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia Region
title_full_unstemmed Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia Region
title_short Intensity of Adoption of Improved Malt Barley Production Technologies in Ethiopia: A Case Study in Oromia Region
title_sort intensity of adoption of improved malt barley production technologies in ethiopia a case study in oromia region
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malt barley
improved varieties
arsi zones
oromia
ethiopia
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