Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Improved seeds boost farmers' income, but not all benefit equally.

Ethiopian Journal of Economics
What do Farmers financially lose if they fail to use improved Seeds? Some Econometric Results for Wheat and Implications for Agricultural Extension Policy in Ethiopia
Edilegnaw Wale

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Farmers can lose money by not using improved seeds for wheat. A study in Ethiopia found that farmers can lose between 277 to 886 Birr per hectare if they don't use improved seeds. This adds up to a total of 295 million to 946 million Birr lost nationally each year. Factors like labor, fertilizer, experience, and weather can affect how much money is lost. Using improved seeds with other services can increase income. Not all farmers lose the same amount of money by not using improved seeds, so recommendations should be tailored to each farmer's situation.