Adoption of Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) technologies in Southern Ethiopia

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationHawassa Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAddis Ababa Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.donorForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.creator.identifierAnbes Tenaye: 0000-0003-1637-7964en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su17020683en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2071-1050en_US
cg.journalSustainabilityen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.cipBIOFORTIFICATIONen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.cipNUTRITIONen_US
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
dc.contributor.authorTenaye, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGebeyehu, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCherinet, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-05T19:26:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-02-05T19:26:30Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172820en_US
dc.titleAdoption of Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) technologies in Southern Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractAddressing malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency in Ethiopia necessitates innovative, food-based solutions such as biofortified crops. This study assesses the adoption rates of Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) and examines the factors influencing adoption among project participants, non-participants, and counterfactual households in the former Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNPs) region. Primary data were collected in 2023 through a survey of 990 households across six districts, and logistic regression was employed to identify key determinants of adoption. The findings reveal OFSP adoption rates of 53% among participants, 56% among non-participants, and 42% among counterfactual households, with significant variation across regions. Factors positively influencing adoption include household education, proximity to health centers and OFSP multiplication sites, frequent extension contact, and access to agricultural services. This study underscores the potential of newly released OFSP varieties to enhance food security and resilience in malnutrition-prone areas. The comparable adoption rates between participants and non-participants highlight significant spillover effects from long-term interventions, suggesting widespread community benefits. However, the limited adoption of complementary OFSP package components points to the need for enhanced training programs and streamlined technology dissemination strategies. These findings contribute to understanding how biofortified crops can be scaled effectively to improve food security and nutrition, offering valuable insights for policy and program design.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTenaye, A.; Gebeyehu, S.; Cherinet, M. 2025. Adoption of Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) technologies in Southern Ethiopia. Sustainability. 17(2). 683. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17020683en_US
dcterms.extent18 p.en_US
dcterms.issued2025-01-16en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen_US
dcterms.subjectbiofortificationen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectnutrition securityen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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