impact of cooperatives on agricultural technology adoption: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia

Authors:
Abebaw, Degnet
Haile, Mekbib G.
Type: Journal Article
Year of publication: 2013
Source: USDA
Collected from: AGRIS
Subject:
cooperatives
agricultural extension
farmers
Description:Using cross-sectional data and a propensity score matching technique, this paper investigates the impact of cooperatives on adoption of agricultural technologies. Our analysis indicates that cooperative members are more likely to be male-headed households, have better access to agricultural extension services, possess oxen, participate in off-farm work, and have leadership experience. We also found that geographic location and age of household head are strongly associated with cooperative membership. Our estimation results show that cooperative membership has a strong positive impact on fertilizer adoption. The impact on adoption of pesticides turns out to be statistically significant when only agricultural cooperatives are considered. Further analysis also suggests that cooperative membership has a heterogeneous impact on fertilizer adoption among its members. The results suggest that cooperatives can play an important role in accelerating the adoption of agricultural technologies by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia.
 

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