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The role of education on the adoption of chemical fertiliser under different socioeconomic environments in Ethiopia
Abay Asfaw,Assefa Admassie +1 more
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In this paper, the authors investigated the spillover effect of intra-household education on the adoption process and about the impact of education on adoption decisions under different socioeconomic conditions using a discrete choice model and showed that the decision making process is a decentralised one in which educated adult members of the household actively participate in the decision-making process.About:
This article is published in Agricultural Economics.The article was published on 2004-05-01. It has received 404 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Socioeconomic status.read more
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Determinants of farmers’ choice of adaptation methods to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the major methods used by farmers to adapt to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia, the factors that affect their choice of method, and the barriers to adaptation.
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Adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia and South Africa: options and constraints.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the adaptation strategies used by farmers in South Africa and Ethiopia and analyzes the factors influencing the decision to adapt using data from a survey of 1800 farm households.
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Consumption Risk, Technology Adoption and Poverty Traps: Evidence From Ethiopia
Stefan Dercon,Luc Christiaensen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the differential ability of households to take on risky production technologies for fear of the welfare consequences if shocks result in poor harvests and found that not only exante credit constraints, but also the possibly low consumption outcomes when harvest fails discourage the application of fertiliser.
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Consumption risk, technology adoption, and poverty traps : evidence from Ethiopia
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the differential ability of households to take on risky production technologies for fear of the welfare consequences if shocks result in poor harvests, and found that the lack of insurance causes inefficiency in production choices.
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Analyzing technology adoption using microstudies: limitations, challenges, and opportunities for improvement
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the generic limitations of cross-sectional adoption studies carried out in small numbers of communities and discuss some problems faced in conducting such studies, including the use of sampling approaches that allow data from micro-studies to be generalized to higher levels of aggregation and careful examination of the assumptions that often underlie such studies.
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Adoption of agricultural innovation in developing countries : a survey (revised)
TL;DR: This article reviewed various studies which have provided a description of and possible explanation to patterns of innovation adoption in the agricultural sector and highlighted the diversity in observed patterns among various farmers' classes as well as differences in results from different studies in different socioeconomic environments.
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Adoption of agricultural innovations in developing countries: a survey
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review various studies which have provided a description and possible explanation to patterns of innovation adoption in the agricultural sector, and point out that the tendency of many studies to consider adoption in dichotomous terms (adoption/nonadoption) may not be appropriate in many cases where the actual decisions are defined over a more continuous range.
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Education in Production
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the question: Why has the incentive been maintained for a relative expansion in the supply of skilled labor in the United States? Three alternative explanations are considered, and one is pursued with an empirical analysis of factors determining relative wages among skill classes in agriculture.
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Farmer education and farm efficiency: a survey
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize the conclusions of a number of studies of the effect of a farmer's educational level and exposure to extension services on his productivity, and conclude that farm productivity increases as a result of completing at least 4 additional years of elementary education rather than none.
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Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the impact of growth on poverty in Ethiopia by analyzing panel data covering 1994-97, a period of economic recovery driven by peace, good weather, and much improved macroeconomic management.