Determinant of Biogas Technology Adoption and Its Implication on Environmental Sustainablity: A Case of Aletawondo Woreda, Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia.

Authors

  • Gosaye Shegenu

  • Abrham Seyoum

Keywords:

biogas, biomass, health, GHG, environment

Abstract

The study aims to assessing the role of biogas technology in saving biomass mitigating green-house gases GHG emissions and maintaining environmental sustainability in Aleta wondo woreda The sample size 196 households were selected and interviewed in systematic random sampling techniques Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logit with the aid of STATA Adoption of biogas technology significantly determined by proximity to water access to credit cattle size availability of trained mason land size and annual income On average 1066 80kg biomass and 25 2 liter kerosene reduced 2160 93kg CO2equivalent GHG emissions to the atmosphere mitigated annually per adopter households in the study area

How to Cite

Gosaye Shegenu, & Abrham Seyoum. (2018). Determinant of Biogas Technology Adoption and Its Implication on Environmental Sustainablity: A Case of Aletawondo Woreda, Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 18(B1), 33–39. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2471

Determinant of Biogas Technology Adoption and Its Implication on Environmental Sustainablity:  A Case of Aletawondo Woreda, Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia.

Published

2018-01-15