Determinants of Adoption and Successful use of Agricultural
Determinants of Adoption and Successful use of Agricultural
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Water Management Technologies: Case of Ethiopia
Water Management T h l gi C
W t M g t Technologies: Case of Ethi pi
f Ethiopia
Hagos, F., Awulachew, S. B., Erkossa, T. and Yilma, A.D.
Hagos F Awulachew S B Erkossa T and Yilma A D
Introduction
I t d ti Study site
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• Remains unclear whether such
Remains unclear whether such
technologies lend themselves easily to
technologies lend themselves easily to
adoption and how successfully such
adoption and how successfully such
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technologies are utilized by smallholder
technologies are utilized b smallholder
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farmers.
farmers
• The objectives of this study are:
The objectives of this study are:
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– t assess th economics of
to assess the economics of
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water controls; to understand
water controls; to understand
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the factors that influence
the factors that influence
adoption and successful use.
adoption and successful use
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Conclusions
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Objectives
Objectives
b • All water control structures are fi
All water control structures are financially
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viable; the main issue is institutionalizing
viable; the main issue is institutionalizing
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cost recovery.
cost recoveryy
• The marginal productivities of farm inputs
The marginal productivities of farm inputs
is positive
is positive
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• Ad ti and successful use is i fl
Adoption and successful use is influenced
Adoption d f l i influenced d
by socio‐economic, environmental and
by socio economic, environmental and
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institutional factors.
institutional factors
Analytical approach
Analytical approach
ly i l pp h Recommendations
• increase/expand extension coverage
increase/expand extension coverage
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• Net Present Values
Net Present Values including FTCs is necessary.
including FTCs is necessary
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• St h ti f ti analysis ‐ C
Stochastic frontier analysis C‐
Stochastic frontier l i • Improved market access conditions such as
Improved market access conditions such as
Douglas production function
Douglas production function improved access roads, transportation and
improved access roads, transportation and
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Estimation of MVPs
Estimation of MVP
i f MVPs storage facilities
storage facilities
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• Probit model and
model and • Promoting educational access can enhance
Promoting educational access can enhance
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the use of these technologies .
the use of these technologiesg
• Heckman and Deaton models
Heckman and Deaton models
Increasing the land area allotted to irrigated
Increasing the l d area allotted to irrigated
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annuals and increased supply of seeds and
annuals and i
l d increased supply of seeds and
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accessories is required.
accessories is required
required.
Choice of specific technologies that increase
Choice of specific technologies that increase
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water availability has a lot of bearing in the
water availability has a lot of bearing in the
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success of AWMTs.
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