Abstract: To increase groundnut production and farmers income using improved seed is crucial. However, few farmers were engaged in seed producing and marketing cooperative. Therefore, this research was conducted to identify the factors that determine smallholder farmers’ decision to participate and level of members’ participation in seed producing and marketing cooperative. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select local seed business project intervention Kebeles for the anal...
Abstract: The objectives of this study were to estimate farmers’ perception about the extent of their cropland degradation, vulnerability, perception of adaptation intensity, choice of adaptation strategies, and their linkages around Chebera-Churchura national Park in the Central Omo-Gibe River Sub-Basin, Southwestern Ethiopia. The study used cross-sectional data collected from 383 farm households selected based on the multi-stage random sampling procedure. The result of the ordered logist...
Abstract: Ethiopia has a potential for mango production in different agro ecological Zones by small farmers in general and Babile district in particular, mainly as a source of income as well as food. The nature of the product on one hand and the lack of market system on the other hand have resulted in low producers’ price and hence low benefit by the producers. This study was carried out to analyze the market chain analysis of mango. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select ma...
Abstract: This study was initiated with the main objective of analysing the market chain of groundnut specifically assesses the structure-conduct-performance of groundnut market and analyse the determinants of marketed surplus of groundnut farmers. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 138 smallholder farmers from three kebeles of the district and 20 traders were selected from Babile, Harar and Jigjiga markets purposively for the survey. The data were analyzed using descri...
Abstract: Ethiopia has substantial potential in honey production with rich flora, funa and existence of large bee colonies. However, honey production in the country is characterized by low efficiency so that its economic contribution is not commensurable to its potential. This study analyzed economic efficiency of honey production among sampled farmers of 260 (130 traditional and 130 modern) of honey producers from Seyo Nole district, Ethiopia. Multi stage sampling technique was used to sele...
Abstract: Credit is one of the most essential tools that contribute to the improvement of the livelihoods of households by fulfilling financial needs and helping to ensure food security. The main purpose of this study was to identify the role of financial intermediation in the food security status of rural households in the Soro District of Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia. Four rural Kebeles were randomly selected. The total sample respondents were 248 out of whom 108 were beneficiaries of credit serv...
Abstract: Dairy value chains in Ethiopia face a series of challenges. Stakeholders in the participatory model-building approach of this research and prior studies noted that feed and market related challenges are among the critical factors impeding development of dairy value chains. Increased production and reliable supply of dairy products were hampered by availability and fluctuation of feeds. Traditional system dairy producers also lack market outlets or connection to remunerating ones. O...
Abstract: Adoption of improved wheat varieties are playing vital role in improving household food security in Ethiopia. This study’s major aim was to analyze the adoption of improved wheat varieties and its impact on the household food security in Lemo District of Hadiya Zone. The data was collected from Lemo Woreda of Hadiya Zone, SNNPR in 2022. The survey consists of 256 sampled wheat growers out of whom 119 were improved wheat variety adopters and 137 were non-adopters. In this study, a...
Abstract: Agriculture is the main focus of Ethiopia's economic development. Wheat is one of the major cereal crops produced by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Wheat demand is rising quickly in Ethiopia despite efforts to improve wheat production. Recently, to curb this problem, the government of Ethiopia has implemented a cluster farming system for high-potential agricultural commodities like wheat as a means of poverty reduction and smallholders’ income maximization. In light of the prob...
Abstract: With the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the issue of sustainable development has been risen to the top of the global policy agenda. Thus, this study investigated the main determinants of sustainable development in 30 Sub-Saharan African countries, employing panel data from 2000-2020. Moreover, the study conducted a separate analysis of the determinants of environmental, economic and social pillars of sustainable development with the main focus on their lin...
Abstract: The farmers in developing nations should make important decisions to adopt agricultural technologies as a response to the reduction of food insecurity. Because the farmers in these nations face numerous obstacles while attempting to adopt new agricultural technologies, there is a need to investigate such challenges. This paper aims to analyze the adoption of improved maize varieties and its impacts on household food security in the Daro Lebu district of West Haraghe, Ethiopia. Prim...
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of productive safety net program (PSNP) on the livelihood of farm households of participants in Erer district, Harari Regional State of Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 192 households with equal number of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of PSNP. The study used both primary and secondary data sources. Primary data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire. Relevant secondary data were...
Abstract: Livestock plays a vital role in the livelihood of many people in Ethiopia. However, a number of challenges hindered the development of the dairy sector along with its commercialization. This study examines production efficiency commercialization and its impact on food security of cow milk producers using a cross-sectional data obtained from 385 randomly and proportionately selected sampled households from West Hararghe Zone, Oromia National Regional State of Ethiopia. The collected...
Abstract: Barley, including food and malt barley, is one of the major cereals produced by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Though malt barley is the fastest-growing industry, its domestic supply currently lags far behind the demand. As a result, Ethiopia is a net importer of malt barley. Recently, contract farming was implemented to address this issue in malt barley-potential areas. It has been one of the strategies utilized to enhance the productivity and production of malt barley and repla...
Abstract: In Ethiopia, the agricultural sector contributes the largest employment opportunities (70%) and is the major source of export earnings (90% of export value). Despite efforts made to modernize, mechanize, commercialize, and transform the Ethiopian agricultural sector from subsistence to production of diversified and high value crops, the sector’s performance has been lower. In light of the problems and the research gaps identified, this study seeks to address and generate informat...