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Productivity and welfare effects of agricultural technologies: A study of maize producing households in Ethiopia using PSM approach

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Title Productivity and welfare effects of agricultural technologies: A study of maize producing households in Ethiopia using PSM approach
 
Creator Shita, Aynalem
Kumar, Nand
Singh, Seema
 
Subject Productivity
Welfare
Fertilizer
Improved maize varieties
Ethiopia
 
Description 921-926
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of fertilizer and improved maize varieties of seeds on maize productivity and welfare of maize producing households based on survey data that has been obtained from 337 households in Ethiopia. Results have been estimated by using propensity score matching method. The study indicates that adoption of fertilizer and improved maize varieties increases maize productivity ranging from 9.11-9.95 quintal/ha and enhance welfare of maize producers evidenced by an increase in consumption expenditure of 1021-1297 birr. The implication of this study is the need of unreserved and continuous effort to enhance adoption of agriculture technologies by small holder farmers to reduce the challenge of food security.
 
Date 2020-11-24T08:21:30Z
2020-11-24T08:21:30Z
2020-08
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1017 (Online); 0971-4588 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/55674
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJEMS Vol.27(4) [August 2020]