AbstractAdoption of high yielding wheat varieties is one of the measures presumed to enhance wheat yield in Ethiopia.However, there are several socioeconomic and institutional factors that limit the adoption of high yielding wheatvarieties. The main objective of this study was to identify factors affecting adoption of high yielding wheatvarieties in Mao-Komo district of Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. The study used cross-sectional data collectedfrom sample of 174 farm households selected through two-stage stratified random sampling techniques.Descriptive statistics and econometric models were used to analyze the data.