Abstract: Food security is one of the critical concerns and top priority of policy agenda for developing countries. Having clear picture on food security status and its determinants helps policy makers to devise appropriate policies that enhance food security. Hence, this study aims to determine the food security status of the households, status, gap and severity of food insecurity among rural households and its determinants in Oda Bultum district of West Hararghe zone, Oromia National Regio...
Abstract: In the last two decades, the smallholder crop production in Ethiopia has enjoyed relative growth in acreage, output, and number of growers, but productivity has remained low. In Ethiopia, there are different empirical studies on efficiency analysis in different agroecologies, the results shows that there is significant difference in technical efficiency and inefficiency variables. What is scarce in the literature is that their conclusion is not consistent with one another. Therefor...
Abstract: Information access among smallholder farmers is very important as it keeps farmers aware of what is happening in their work area and make decisions. The importance of information for wheat producers in Ethiopia cannot be undermined since it helps them make the right decisions about their farming production. The main objectives of this study was to assess the smallholder wheat producers’ access to agricultural information and to examine factors that contribute to accessing informa...
Abstract: The study was carried out in four purposively selected FTCs in Gambella region. This research attempted to study the roles of ICTs in management of agricultural knowledge. It then examined the status and use of ICTs in Agricultural Knowledge Management, evaluated the provision of Agricultural Information and knowledge and, identified constraints of ICT use for agricultural knowledge management in selected FTCs. The subject (unit) of analysis is in this research were various stakeho...
Abstract: Teff is one of the dominant cereal crops in Hadero-Tunto Zuria ditrict. However, there was great productivity difference among the teff producing farmers in the district because of their efficiency difference in using the existing resource. Accordingly, this study was conducted to measure the technical, allocative and economic efficiencies of smallholder teff producers and to identify factors that determining overall efficiencies in the district. Cross sectional data from 185 rando...
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 purpose of this research is to reveal the agricultural information need and seeking behavior of the Abergelle woreda smallholder farmers. In this information era, smallholder farmers’ information needs change with their geographical location, economic, demographic, psychological and institutional factors. Till now to the level of the author’s knowledge no study has been done on the topic in the study area yet, therefore, conducting a research on identifying information need...
Abstract: Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the major pulse crops grown in the highlands of Wolaita Zone in Ethiopia. However, the production is challenged by soil acidity, low soil fertility, and scarcity of improved varieties. Therefore, three studies (survey, pot and field) were conducted in Wolaita Zone in 2019 and 2020 main cropping seasons with four key objectives:To assess farmers’ soil fertility and faba bean production practices; to identify the optimum liming rate and best vari...
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: Mango is grown in more than 100 countries. However, many Arthropd insect pests attack mango, among which scale insects are the most devastating. Aulacuspis tubercularis Newstead (Homoptera: Diaspididae), commonly known as the white mango scale, is a serious insect pest of mango in many mango-growing countries, including Ethiopia. The ecology, host and cardinal direction preferences, presence of natural enemies (predators and parasitoids), and management aspects, including botanical...
Abstract: Mobile phone is an essential ICT tool which supports farmers to have access to lucrative beef cattle markets by increasing access to timely market information. However, little is known about the potential impact of mobile phone in beef cattle marketing in Girar Jarso district, Ethiopia. Therefore, this study focuses on use of mobile phone in beef cattle marketing among smallholder farmers in Girar Jarso district, Oromia region, Ethiopia. The specific objectives of the study were to...
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 intended to assess the use of mobile phone to access and utilize information in wheat production in Burie District. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the use of mobile phone, factors determining the use of mobile phone; and challenges and opportunities of mobile phone use to access and utilize information in wheat production. Four kebeles were selected purposively for their wheat production potential. Simple random sampling technique (lottery method...
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: This study was conducted to examine the information needs and information seeking behavior of agricultural researchers of Fadis and Mechara agricultural research centres in East and West Hararghe Zones. The study went further to establish the preferred sources of information and problems faced when seeking information. No study has been done on this topic in these study areas. Questionnaire was used as a data collection tool along with observation checklist and focus group discussi...