Farmers` adoption of improved avocado technologies through Farmers Field School (FFS): the case of selected districts in Jimma zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

Avocado is the game changers of smallholder farmers’ income constraint in sub-Sahara Africa. Ethiopia is one of the top five avocado producers in sub-Saharan Africa. Smallholder farmers are high contributor to the total avocado production of the country. The contribution of adopting improved avocado production technology/ies for high productivity is indispensable. However, some farmers are not adopting the recommended avocado innovation packages. Hence, this study targeted to assess the determinants to adopt avocado production technologies in Seka Chokorsa and Mana Districts, Jimma zone, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia.