Review on Adoption of Modern Beehive Technology and Determinant Factors in Ethiopia

Abstract

Though beekeeping is a common farming enterprise and incomes generating activity and promotional efforts have been made by providing modern beekeeping technologies to the beekeeping sub-sector by regional bureau and other nongovernmental organizations in Ethiopia, but rate of adoption and dissemination of the technology is found to be very minimal. The determinant factors affecting adoption of the modern bee hive technology were broadly categorized as personal factors, economic factors and institutional factors; and these all factors were more powerful in explaining farmer’s adoption of modern beehives technologies. However, there is a big gap and no adequate compiled information that clearly indicates on promotional efforts and people’s response to these modern beehive technologies.  Thus, this review was sought to ascertain determinants of adoption of modern beehives technology and put highlight policy implication for further extension of modern beehives technology.

Keywords: Adoption, Determinant Factors, Modern beehives, Technology