@article{Abeje:256876,
      recid = {256876},
      author = {Abeje, A. and Ayen, K. and Awoke, M. and Abebaw, L.},
      title = {Adoption and Intensity of Modern Bee Hive in wag Himra and  North Wollo zones, Amhara region, Ethiopia},
      journal = {Agricultural and Resource Economics: International  Scientific E-Journal},
      address = {2017-03-20},
      number = {1868-2017-110},
      year = {2017},
      abstract = {Wag Himra zone is one of the Amhara Regional State which  has a potential honey production and it is a quite suitable  for apiculture activities. The objectives of the study were  (1) quantifying the determinant factors of the probability  of adoption, (2) evaluating the intensity use of modern  beehive and (3) identifying the major constraints of modern  beehive production in wag Himra and north Wollo zones,  Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling methods were  employed. 268 rural beekeepers were interviewed for this  study with proportional random sampling method from  adopters and non-adopters. Among the 268 beekeepers, 97  (36.19%) and 171 (63.81%) were non-adopters and adopters  respectively. Descriptive analysis and econometric  (double-hurdle model) were applied using SPSS-22 and  STATA-12, respectively. The first hurdle result revealed  that age, the number of livestock owned, educational level,  the number of local hives beekeepers possessed, training  provided, the the total annual income of beekeepers, credit  service, distance to Woreda agricultural office, extension  service and participation in off-farm activities are the  main factors that affect the probability of adoption  decision. Moreover, the second hurdle revealed that age,  the number of local hives beekeepers possessed, training  access, credit service, and distance to Woreda agricultural  office are the main factors that affect the intensity use  of modern beehive. Additionally, Pests and predators,  drought and lack of bee equipment and accessories are  ranked as the first, second and third major constraints of  beekeeping respectively which lead the bee colony to  abscond and reduction of honey yield. According to the  finding the authors safely recommended that those  significant factors in adoption decision and intensity use  of modern beehive should be considered by policy makers and  planners of governmental and NGOs in setting their policies  and strategies of honey production improvement  interventions. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256876},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256876},
}