Determinants of adoption of improved chicken packages: the case of wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

The majority of Ethiopia’s farmers have been using the traditional way of agricultural practices. This has contributed to the low productivity of the agricultural sector both for crops as well as livestock sectors. The Objectives of the study were to identify factors affecting the adoption of improved chicken packages and analyze the existing conditions. A total of 123 respondents were selected by a simple random sampling technique and interviewed using an interview schedule and checklists. Inferential statistics such as chi-square test and t-test, and binary logistic regression were employed to analyze the data. The result of cross-tabulation with chi-square test and mean comparison with t-test show that age, education status, farm size, livestock holding, access to credit and contact of extension agents have significantly associated with the adoption of improved chicken packages. Also, the result of the binary logistic regression analysis revealed that age, education status, farming experience, distance to market and access to credit have a significant relation with the adoption of improved chicken packages which are considered as determinants of adoption of improved chicken packages. It can be concluded that to increase and improve the adoption of improved chicken packages some crucial steps in improving the education status of households and facilitating access to credit from concerned bodies should be taken into consideration.