Effects of extension services on technology adoption and productivity among female and male farmers: Summary of ESSP working paper 49

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dc.creatorRagasa, Catherine
dc.creatorBerhane, Guush
dc.creatorTadesse, Fanaye
dc.creatorTaffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
dc.date2013
dc.date2024-10-01T13:56:04Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:56:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:01:19Z
dc.descriptionThis study contributes new empirical evidence on the gender difference in access to extension services in Ethiopia and how this translates to observed differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity. Our results suggest that female house-hold heads and plot managers are less likely to get extension services and are less likely to access quality services than their male counterparts. Receiving advice from development agents, as agricultural extension officers in Ethiopia are called, is strongly and positively related to adoption of improved seed and fertilizer for both female and male headed households. How-ever, visits by or advice from development agents do not significantly affect productivity, for both females and males. The re-sults highlight the need for closing the gender gap in the provision of extension services and in productivity.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153393
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92296
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherEthiopia Development Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRagasa, Catherine; Berhane, Guush; Tadesse, Fanaye; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum 2013. Effects of extension services on technology adoption and productivity among female and male farmers: Summary of ESSP working paper 49.
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dc.subjectfarm inputs
dc.subjectregression analysis
dc.subjecttechnology adoption
dc.titleEffects of extension services on technology adoption and productivity among female and male farmers: Summary of ESSP working paper 49
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