Analysis of the determinants of farm power mechanization in Misrak Bedawacho District, Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia.

Conversely, demographic variables such as age, gender, family size, education level, and availability of rental machinery did not exhibit statistically significant effects at the 5% level, although gender and machinery rental availability showed marginal significance.

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Discussion The present study revealed that farm size was a highly significant determinant of farm power mechanization adoption, aligning with the findings of Arauujo et al. 40 , who reported that larger farms are more likely to mechanize due to economies of scale and better capacity to absorb high machinery costs.

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The marginally non-significant p-value (0.096) for the gender variable was interpreted as suggesting a possible latent effect, likely constrained by the uneven gender distribution in the sample.

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