Dr, Department of Economics, Berhan University, Debra, Ethiopia
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Ex-post Impact of Agricultural Technology Adoption on
Poverty in Ethiopia: A review
Author(s): Mesele Belay Zegeye*
In Ethiopia, given the lower agricultural productivity, insistent food insecurity and massive poverty exists, there has been continued interest in the adoption of agricultural technology and its impact on productivity and poverty in the country. To increase agricultural productivity and thereby to reduce poverty, different empirical studies highly recommended that agricultural technology adoption. The main objective of this paper is to review the ex-post impact of agricultural technology adoption on poverty: Evidence from north Shewa zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia. From the study economic, institutional factors and human specific factors are found to be the determinants of agricultural technology adoption and the adoption of agricultural technology has a direct and significant impact on increasing household's consumption expenditure while also reducing household poverty. The pape.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2162-6359.2021.10.587