Abstract: The adverse impact of climate change on agricultural production and productivity is increasing over time in Ethiopia. Smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable group of the society to the effects of climate change in this country since their livelihood depended on rainfed agriculture. This study was carried out to examine smallholder farmers’ vulnerability, perception, the choice of adaptation strategies, and institutional adaptive capacity of local institutions to climate chan...
Abstract: Climate-smart agriculture is expected to play a key role in tackling climate-related challenges to agricultural livelihoods and food systems. However, the implementation of these programs involving efficient, sustainable, and productivity-enhancing technologies and their adoption rate has remained low, particularly among small-scale farmers. The purpose of the study was to analyze determinants of climate-smart agricultural practices adoption in Toke Kutaye district, West Showa Zone...
Abstract: Social networks are an essential source of risk-sharing and capacity building strategies for responding the adverse effects of climate change. However, researches on climate change adaptation strategies not recognized the role of social networks. The current study aims to assess the role of social networks in facilitating smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in Woreilu district, South Wollo zone, Amhara national regional state, Ethiopia. More specifically,...
Abstract: Maize is the second most important cereal crop in eastern Ethiopia. However, climate change and variability is affecting its productivity in the region. Thus, studies that included survey, climate data analysis, and field experiment were therefore conducted with five objectives: 1) to assess smallholder maize farmers’ perception of climate change, their current adaptation options, and factors affecting their use of adaptation options in eastern Ethiopia; 2)to analyze past and pro...
Abstract: Climate smart agriculture is an approach that minimizes the adverse effects of climate change by increasing production, strengthening adaptation, and providing mitigation to smallholder farmers. This study was initiated to identify major climate smart agricultural practices adopted, analyze factors affecting the adoption of climate smart agricultural practices, and evaluate the impact of the adoption of climate smart agricultural practices on the annual income of smallholder farmer...
Abstract: Fish provides nutrients that are essential to cognitive and physical development, and an important part of healthy diet. However, fish post-harvest loss, resource tragedy, overfishing, low management and traditional fish harvesting practices are discouraging fish market supply and fishers profitability. Therefore, this study was sought to analyze fish value chain and post-harvest loss of Lake Hawassa. The study used cross-sectional data from representative fishers of 166 and key in...
Abstract: Sheep production is an integral part of the subsistence crop-livestock systems of Ethiopian highlands and plays crucial role in economic development and poverty reduction. In Ethiopia, there is a general increase in demand for sheep and goat meat both in the domestic and export markets. However, the supply of small ruminant markets is not well strategized as production is not market-oriented. Moreover, there is no livestock market information system that informs farmers about which...
Abstract: Ethiopia has huge potential and comparative advantage in livestock production, dairy farming is believed to be one of the potential sectors to curb food insecurity and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers and the society at large. However, this sector is characterized by small scale and traditional production systems, poor marketing linkages, and product handling. This study was instigated to assess the determinants of smallholder farmer’s participation decisions and the...
Abstract: The performance of Development Agents is an important factor for the fulfillment of agricultural extension’s goals. The job performance of the DA relies on the job satisfaction, motivation and competence of the individual DA. Performance evaluation is a key duty in extension organization to determine whether the goals of extension are achieved or not. Development Agents in the study area showed low motivation, and less communication with farmers. Moreover, farmers were not satisf...
Abstract: n Ethiopia, lower productivity of potato production has been one of the significant contributors to food insecurity. Considerable efforts have been made by the government, NGOs and researchers in generating, introducing and disseminating appropriate potato technologies to boost the production and productivity of potato though the adoption outcome is not as expected. Encouraging the use of improved potato varieties is the important policy measure to address the problem. However, thi...
Abstract: Understanding factors affecting farmers’ preference for Legume technology adoption is vital for research projects, government agricultural bureau, farmer unions and NGOs’ who are engaged in legume technology distribution to develop appropriate package that farmers are willing to adopt. This study was conducted to analyze factors affecting famers’ adoption preference for chickpea and common bean legume technology in Damot Gale and Boricha District of Southern Region of Ethiopi...
Abstract: In Ethiopia, agricultural transformation is taken as a pathway to transition from a traditional subsistence orientation to one that is market focused and commercialized. In this regard, efforts to enhance smallholders’ participation in cereal market in general and wheat in particular, through surplus production have been made, but there is dearth of information on the status of market participation particularly in Adola Rede district. The aim of this study was to analyze market p...
Abstract: Micro-finance plays a great role in improving the livelihood of its beneficiaries. The objective of this study wasto evaluate the impact of micro-finance on rural poor households’ income in Shinile district, Sitti zone of Somali region. A total of 200 households (100 from participants and 100 from non-participants) were randomly selected from the three kebeles, based on probability proportional to size. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through structured questionn...
Abstract: Cheshire Services Ethiopia has two operational objectives: Physical rehabilitation and community-based rehabilitation in all its areas of intervention cites. This study focuses on how physical rehabilitation support makes a difference in the income of individual with disability. This topic is crucial in a sense that the organization will systematically organize its operation and intensify its services in all other areas, especially in the other outreach locations. The study is abou...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the impact of the National Fadama Development Project (II) (NFDP-II) on poverty reduction and food security among rice-farmer beneficiaries in Kogi State Nigeria. Four LGAs that participated in the Fadama (II) project and cultivated rice were selected through a multi stage sampling, two Fadama Community Associations (FCAs) were also randomly selected from the each of the four selected LGAs and two facilitators were selected from each of the LGAs sel...