ABSTRACT

This study assesses the determinants of farmers’ participation in training at Farmers’ Training Centres (FTCs) in Northwest Ethiopia. It employed a mixed-methods research approach. The binary logistic regression and thematic methods of analysis were used to analyse the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. The study reveals that years of schooling, land and mobile ownership, access to farmer-to-farmer extension services, membership in the Kebele cabinet, and a fair competency level of development agents were significant determinants. This study adds psychological and institutional variables to the existing literature as determinants of participation in training. It also integrates the quantitative and qualitative data to triangulate and validate the findings obtained. The study recommends that capacity building, information and communication technology (ICT), and land tenure system are the main areas of policy intervention for the government and other stakeholders to act on to promote farmers’ participation further in agricultural training programs in Ethiopia.

摘要

本研究评估了埃塞俄比亚西北部农民培训中心（FTC）农民参与培训的决定因素。它采用了混合方法的研究方法。二元逻辑回归和主题分析方法分别用于分析定量和定性数据。研究表明，受教育年限、土地和流动性所有权、获得农民对农民推广服务的机会、凯贝莱内阁的成员资格以及发展代理人的公平能力水平是重要的决定因素。这项研究在现有文献中添加了心理和制度变量作为参与培训的决定因素。它还整合了定量和定性数据来三角测量和验证所获得的结果。该研究建议能力建设，