Improved maize technology adoption and its intensity among male- and female-headed households in Dawuro zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

IF 1.2 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Gender Technology & Development Pub Date : 2022-12-28 DOI:10.1080/09718524.2022.2140382

G. Gebre, Yuichiro Amekawa, D. Rahut

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Abstract Both male- and female-headed farm households grow maize in Ethiopia. However, little is known about the difference between male- and female-headed households in the adoption of high-yielding technologies for maize. This study examines the difference between male- and female-headed households in their decision to adopt and the intensity of adoption of improved maize technologies in Dawuro zone, Southwestern Ethiopia. The study uses primary data collected in 2018 from 560 maize-producing households in Dawuro zone, Ethiopia. As the female-headed households are not homogenous, this study separately assessed gender differences in improved maize technology adoption between de facto female-headed households and de jure female-headed households. The results show that the intensity of adoption of improved maize varieties (IMVs) and chemical fertilizers on plots managed by male-headed households is statistically different from those managed by female-headed households. The intensity of adoption of IMVs and chemical fertilizers by female-headed household is lower compared to male-headed households. As economic status is a key driver of the adoption of IMVs and fertilizer application, it is recommended that the policies and programs that aim at developing and disseminating quality maize seeds and fertilizers in Dawuro zone should support economically poor female-headed households, particularly, de jure female heads.

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埃塞俄比亚西南部达武罗地区男女户主家庭玉米技术采用率及其强度的提高

摘要埃塞俄比亚的男户主和女户主家庭都种植玉米。然而，人们对男性和女性户主家庭在采用玉米高产技术方面的差异知之甚少。这项研究考察了埃塞俄比亚西南部达武罗地区男性和女性户主家庭在采用改良玉米技术的决定和强度方面的差异。该研究使用了2018年从埃塞俄比亚达武罗地区560个玉米生产家庭收集的初步数据。由于女性户主家庭并不同质，本研究分别评估了事实上的女性户主家庭和法律上的女性住户在采用改良玉米技术方面的性别差异。结果表明，在男户主家庭管理的地块上，玉米改良品种（IMV）和化肥的采用强度与女户主家庭的地块有统计学差异。女性户主家庭采用IMV和化肥的强度低于男性户主家庭。由于经济状况是采用IMV和施肥的关键驱动因素，建议旨在在达武罗地区开发和传播优质玉米种子和肥料的政策和方案应支持经济贫困的女性户主家庭，特别是法律上的女性户主。

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Gender Technology & Development SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： Gender, Technology and Development is an international, multi-disciplinary, refereed journal serving as a forum for exploring the linkages among changing gender relations, technological change and developing societies. The journal"s main focus is on the shifting boundaries and meanings of gender, technology and development, addressing transnational phenomena and engaging in dialogues that cut across geographical boundaries.