Department of Economics, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Research Article
Determinants of Rice Production in Amhara Region: Evidence from Fogera District, Ethiopia
Author(s): Negese Tamirat*
Agriculture has been assumed to be a vital sector for achieving food security and alleviating poverty. Rice is crucial and most cultivated
cereal has a good potential to food self-sufficiency and food security. The production of rice is low in the district due to low attention given to the
rice production and low agricultural technology adoption decision to rice production. Therefore, this research attempts to evaluate the
determinants that affecting rice yield in the district employing cross-sectional field survey data gathered in 2022. A cross-sectional field survey
was collected among 384 rice cultivators in the Fogera district, Amhara region. For the data analysis descriptive statistics and binary logit
regression model were conducted. The results of binary logit regression presented the rice production was significantly affected by size of
family, educational st.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2162-6359.2023.12.674