Review on Importance of FTC in Adoption of New Farm Technology In Ethiopia

Abstract

Though farmers training center is a important in adoption of new farm technology and improving incomes of farmers through improving agricultural productivity .Even though different FTC have been established in different part of the country, the effectiveness is still low. Provision of training through this center is to important in adoption of new farm technologies to the agricultural and other sub-sector in Ethiopia, but rate of adoption and dissemination of the technology is found to be very minimal. However, there is a wide gap exists between productivity at different farmers training center and farmers’ field. To fill this gap, training is an important tool. The findings of study indicate that the major area of training needs adoption of new farm technology. Another gap identified in this review, even though, in improving income of the farmers through improving agricultural productivity and adoption of new farm technology, however, few and no recent research have been done on farmers training center in different part of Ethiopia. Thus, this review was sought to ascertain importance of farmers training in adoption of new farm technology and put highlight policy implication for further implementation of modern farm technology.

Keywords: Importance, farmers training center, Adoption, Technology

DOI: 10.7176/JESD/11-7-02

Publication date: April 30^th 2020