Eucalyptus woodlot adoption and its determinants in Mecha District, Northern Ethiopia
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The area of Eucalyptus plantations has now expanded greatly and growing Eucalyptus at a farm level in a form of woodlot primarily for income generation has become popular among Ethiopian smallholder farmers. Despite its wider use/practice, studies and systematic documentation on the adoption and economic significance are scarce to inform evidence-based policymaking. The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting adoption Eucalyptus woodlot in Mecha District, Northern Ethiopia. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 186 sample respondent households from three purposively selected villages of the district. Key informant and in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and direct observations were used and complemented by secondary data. Double-hurdle econometric model was used to identify factors influencing households’ adoption decision and adoption intensity of Eucalyptus woodlot. Result shows number of parcels of land, off farm work engagement, credit availability and farmer’s perception towards woodlot production significantly influence household adoption decision. Whereas, family size (negatively), land holding size, number of parcels of land, market access, adjacent farm and farmers perception towards Eucalyptus woodlot
production were found to be significantly influencing the adoption intensity of Eucalyptus woodlot.Moreover, lack of support and training, lack of segregation of land and limited technologies were the major constraints. In general, the household’s decision to plant Eucalyptus has been influenced by different demographic, socioeconomic, institutional and physiological factors. Fostering support and training, cluster planting, providing alternative options for the farmers, technologies adoption, improving and implementing Eucalyptus policies and enforcing rules and regulations are areas that need policy attentions to improve the livelihood of the communities
Keywords: adoption, determinates, double hurdle, eucalyptus woodlot
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