Determinants of Improved Forages Adoption in Doyogena District of Kembata Tembaro Zone, in Southern Nations Nationalities Regional State, Ethiopia

Zekarias Bassa

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Zekarias Bassa

adoption, farmers, feeds, improved forage, technology

Abstract

The Doygana district are known as the undulating topography and highland agro ecology endowed with small plots of lands per households that needs improved forage development as a basic instrument for improved cattle production and soil and water conservation; and availability of introduced improved forage technology before more than three decades, Nevertheless, the level of adoption and utilization of improved forage technology is said to be minimal. This study, therefore, was initiated to identify factors that affect the adoption of improved forages decision in the Doyogena district of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Nations Nationalities People Regional State of Ethiopia. The study was undertaken in two kebele. Structured and semi Structured questionnaires were used to undertake 140 sampled farmers.

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Determinants of Improved Forages Adoption in Doyogena District of Kembata Tembaro Zone, in Southern Nations Nationalities Regional State, Ethiopia. (2016). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 16(14), 7-13. https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/

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