Determinants of Members’ Modern Agricultural Input AdoptionofSelectedPrimary MultipurposeAgriculturalCooperative in Ambo District, West Showa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Adoption of agricultural technology is one of the farming technologies believed to enhance production in the country. Adoptions of agricultural technology were seen as a key driver to increase agricultural production and productivity. However, the rate of adoption of agricultural inputs in Ethiopia is low. The purpose of the study was to analyze determinants of members’ modern agricultural input adoption in primary multi-purpose agricultural cooperatives in Ambo District. The specific objectives were to assess the current practice of cooperative members’ in the adoption of modern agricultural input in the study area, to investigate the extent of members’ adoption inprimary multi-purpose agricultural cooperative members’ in modern agricultural input adoptions in the study area, to assess the determinants thataffect members’ adoption of modern agricultural inputs in the selected primary agricultural multipurpose cooperatives in the study area.The study was based on both primary and secondary data were collected from 140 sample selected at random using semi-structured interview. Additional information was also obtained from focus group discussion, and key informant interview. Secondary data were collected from the Ambo Woreda cooperative promotion office. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary Logistic Regression model using statistical package (SPSS) 20 versions. Descriptive statistics result revealed that the primary agricultural multipurpose cooperative provides sufficient agricultural input supply, and the adoption of agricultural input revealed that majority of the respondents used improved seeds and chemical fertilizers according to the recommended rate during the 2021/2022 cropping season. However, some of the members’did not applied the agricultural inputs based on the recommendation rate due to the unreasonable price of improved seeds, chemical fertilizers and other factors. The results from binary logistic model confirmed that educational level of the members, cultivated land, non-farming income of members, adoption perception of members, were statistically significant variables that positively influenced while Family size negatively significance influenced the probability of adoption of agricultural inputs of cooperative members’ in the study area. The study concluded that the practices of primary multipurpose cooperative members’ were not satisfactory. It is recommended that expanding education, advice the additional use fertilizer on cultivated land, non-farming income of members, adoption perception of members, are crucial to improve the adoption of agricultural inputs in the study area.