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Table 6 Main sources of information for improved seed

From: Adoption of improved rice technologies in major rice producing areas of Ethiopia: a multivariate probit approach

Main Source of information

Percentage of respondents

Amhara

Oromia

SWEP

Benishangul Gumuz

Total

Another farmer (relative)

61.6

21.4

60.4

35.6

58.9

Government extension

28.4

46.4

14.6

37.3

28.8

Farmer coop or groups

4.4

25.0

18.8

10.2

6.0

Other household members

3.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.1

Research center

0.6

7.1

4.2

16.9

1.9

NGOs

0.8

0.0

2.1

0.0

0.8

Other source

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

Radio/TV/News paper

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

  1. Source: Own survey result