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<journal-id>2346-3775</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Trop. Grassl.-Forrajes Trop.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2346-3775</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2346-37752018000200104</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17138/tgft(6)104-110</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Determinants of adoption of improved forages in selected districts of Benishangul-Gumuz, Western Ethiopia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores determinantes de la adopción de forrajes mejorados en distritos seleccionados de Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopía Occidental]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[ABEBE]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ALEMAYEHU]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[HAGOS]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AFEWORK]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[ALEBACHEW]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[HABTAMU]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[FAJI]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MULISA]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Assosa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ethiopia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Assosa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ethiopia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>6</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>104</fpage>
<lpage>110</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2346-37752018000200104&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2346-37752018000200104&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2346-37752018000200104&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This study explores different socio-economic and institutional factors influencing the adoption of improved forage technologies in Assosa and Bambasi districts of Benishangul-Gumuz, Western Ethiopia. A structured questionnaire survey was applied to collect information from 120 farm households, and a binary logistic regression model was used to quantify the factors determining farmers' decisions to adopt improved forages. The analysis revealed that access to agricultural extension services, participation in forage training sessions and higher cash income had the greatest positive influence (P&lt;0.05) on adoption of forage technologies, while higher numbers of male adult labor units and use of fertilizers had a lesser effect (P&lt;0.10). In contrast, farmers remote from offices of development agents and possessing greater numbers of equines were less likely to adopt improved forage technologies. We suggest that adoption of improved forage technologies could be enhanced by providing farmers with training sessions, raising household income and providing greater access to extension services and that these factors should be considered by planning bodies.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Este estudio explora diferentes factores socioeconómicos e institucionales que influyen en la adopción de tecnologías de forrajes mejorados en fincas de los distritos de Assosa y Bambasi en Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopía Occidental. Se aplicaron encuestas con cuestionario estructurado para recopilar información de 120 hogares de campesinos, y se utilizó un modelo de regresión logística binaria para cuantificar los factores que determinan las decisiones de los campesinos respecto a la adopción de forrajes mejorados. El análisis mostró que el acceso a servicios de extensión agrícola, la participación en jornadas de capacitación en cultivo y manejo de forrajes y mayores ingresos de los productores tuvieron el mayor efecto positivo (P&lt;0.05) en la adopción de tecnologías de forrajes mejorados, mientras que una mayor disponibilidad de mano de obra masculina adulta y el uso de fertilizantes tuvieron menos efecto (P&lt;0.10). Por el otro lado, aquellos campesinos que vivían distantes de las oficinas de agencias de desarrollo y los que poseían un mayor número de equinos tenían menos probabilidades de adoptar estas tecnologías. Sugerimos que los factores acceso a servicios de extensión agrícola, capacitación y aumento de ingresos de los productores deberían ser considerados por los organismos de planificación de desarrollo rural.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Assosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bambasi]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[binary logistic regression]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[odds ratio]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Assosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bambasi]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cociente de probabilidades relativas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[regresión logística binaria]]></kwd>
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