The Impact of Rice Production Technology Adoption in Fogera Woreda, South Gondar, Ethiopia

This study was designed to assess the impact of adoption of rice production technology on households’ rice production in Fogera Woreda using cross sectional data obtained from 191 rice farmers selected from four kebeles to represent major rice producers. The study used propensity score matching to assess impact of adoption of rice production technology on household production levels. The result showed adoption of rice production technology has a robust and positive effect on farmers’ rice production in quintal per hectare. The average treatment effect on the treated (ATT) was about 9.48 quintal yield per-hectare increase for adopters as compared to non-adopters. The result of sensitivity analysis also shows average treatment effect on treated is not sensitive to external change. Keywords: Rice, Technology, Adoption, Impact, Production, Propensities Score Matching. DOI: 10.7176/ISDE/11-4-01 Publication date: August 31 st 2020