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Yalemwork Amare

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  Determinants of Adoption of Wheat Row Planting: The Case of Wogera District, North Gondar Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Yalemwork AmareYalemwork Amare
  
  Wheat is the fourth important cereal crop and its yield was low in Ethiopia. Adoption of improved technologies is one of the most promising ways to increase agricultural production and productivity. However; the adoption of new technologies was constrained by various factors. Therefore, this study was aimed analyzing determinants of adoption of wheat row planting in wogera district. The specific the objectives of this study were to identify factors affecting the adoption and intensity of wheat row planting; and to carry out relative cost benefit analysis on row planting against broadcasting technology on wheat production. Systematic random sampling technique was employed to select 154 wheat producers from three sample Kebeles in the study area. The study was used a cross sectional data collected from selected sample households through structured questionnaire interview schedule. Both .. View More»
  

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