Abstract:
It is generally accepted that adoption of modern agricultural input technology has
significant contribution to increase productivity of smallholders’ farmers. However the
performance of farmers’ adoption of modern agricultural input technology in Godere
Woreda is low. So, this study was done to investigate the major factors affecting adoption
of modern agricultural input technology and the productivity of smallholder farmers in
Godere Woreda. Descriptive statistics and econometric binary logit model were employed
to analyze the data.Both primary and secondary data were also employed in getting the
necessary information for the analysis of the study. A total of 360 sample respondents were
identified using cluster and simple random sampling technique. The result of the study
shows that, 41.1% and 53.9% of farmers in the woreda were adopters of modern
agricultural technology and non adopter respectively. Among the 12 explanatory variables
included in the model, 8 variables have statistically significant effect on adoption of modern
agricultural input technology, only four of them are found to be statistically insignificant to
affect the dependent variable. education level, family size, extension service positive and
significant at 1% .farm size, access to credit positive and significant at 5%.off-farm
participation and number of oxen positive and significant at 10%. Sex, age, membership of
association, distance to the nearest market of the smallholder farm head is statistically
insignificant to technology adoption in the study area. Therefore, attention should be given
by the policy makers and other concerned bodies to develop supportive programs to solve
the constraints and difficulties facing smallholder farmers.
