Journal mondial de la biologie, de l'agriculture et des sciences de la santé

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Analysis of Adoption of Carbon Trade Project among Smallholder Farmers in Humbo District, Wolaita Zone, Snnprs, Ethiopia

Tizazu Toma*, Getu Addis

Rejoice Tsheko, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Land P. This study set out to assess farmer’s decision to adopt Clean Development Mechanism practices within the existing socioeconomic and institutional arrangements. The study was conducted in Humbo district. Two-stage sampling procedure was used to select 150 small-scale farmers from three Kebeles in the District. Primary data were gathered through interviews and group discussion using a semistructured questionnaire. Secondary data were collected from different literatures, publications and unpublished office documents. Simple descriptive statistics and econometric models (ordinal logit model and the double hurdle model) were used for data analysis, aided by SPSS and STATA software. The results showed that 26.67% of the farmers practiced tree planting/agro-forestry as the voluntary Clean Development Mechanism practice; 32% of the farmers were not aware of the project; 19% were having correct awareness and; 48% of the farmers were aware about the project but wrongly, showing the existence ofwareness of the project but they understood wrongly and hence might affect the adoption.