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| dc.contributor.author | Tirngo Solomon Adamu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-08T11:44:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-08T11:44:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-07 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16947 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Agriculture is the pillar of Ethiopia’s economy. However, it is constrained by soil acidity. Soil acidity is one of the problems that have resulted in low productivity in the country. Researchers and development practitioners tried to alleviate soil acidity and increase agricultural production. The adoption lime technology remains to be a promising strategy to reduce soil acidity, achieve food security and reduce poverty in Ethiopia. Despite the efforts to promote adoption in the country, the adoption rate has always been very low. So, it is essential to understand the determinants to the adoption of lime technologies. Thus, the primary goal of this study, which was carried out in the Debre Elias district, was to identify the basic factors influencing farmers' adoption and intensity of lime technology. Data was collected from 366 households using a multi-stage sampling technique from three sample kebeles in Debre Elias district. For the study, both primary and secondary data were employed. Descriptive statistics such as percentage, mean, and standard deviation and inferential statistics such as independent t-tests and chi-square tests were used. Double hurdle model was also used to analyze the determinants of lime adoption intensity in the study. The result of the study in the probit model shows that farm size, training, land ownership, and extension service significantly and positively affected lime adoption participation. Whereas, distance to input market are significantly and negatively affected lime adoption participation. The truncated model result shows that the age of the household head and livestock holding significantly and positively affected lime adoption intensity. Farm size, extension service, and household size are significantly and negatively affected lime adoption intensity. Soil acidity treatment technologies adoption improvement requires training for households, increasing expert support, sharing experiences between adopters and non-adopters, and maximizing the adoption rate of lime by solving problems were some important ideas. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Agricultural Economics | en_US |
| dc.title | Lime Technology Adoption and its Determinants: the Case of Debre Elias District, East Gojjam, Amhara, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
