Factors affecting Small Dairy Farmers Adoption and Intensity of Adoption of Artificial Insemination Technology, A Case Study of Southern Ethiopia | Zendy

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Factors affecting Small Dairy Farmers Adoption and Intensity of Adoption of Artificial Insemination Technology, A Case Study of Southern Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Shanta Kumari Taye Herana Taye Herana

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of agricultural science and research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2321-0087

pISSN - 2250-0057

DOI - 10.24247/ijasrdec201746

Subject(s) - artificial insemination , agricultural science , business , agricultural economics , environmental science , biology , economics , pregnancy , genetics

The study was carried out in Loma woreda in Dawuro zo ne of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State with the objective of identifying factors influencin g artificial insemination (AI) technology adoption and its intensity in dairy farmers. Tobit model was used to examine factors affecting p robability of adoption and intensity of adoption of AI technology . Land holding, information accessibility, artificial insemination training and support had a positive and herd size had negative s tati tical significant effect on adoption and inten sity of adoption of AI technology at 10% significance level. It was concl uded by the study that strengthening of extension a nd research activities are needed to spread the uptake of AI tec hnology which will be helpful to improve the yield po tential of small dairy farm holders in southern Ethiopia.

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