Abstract: This study was aimed to analyze technical efficiency of potato production by smallholder farmers in Dinsho district, Bale zone of Oromia region. The study used a cross sectional data obtained from a field survey using structured questionnaire from a random sample of 149 smallholder potato producers in the study area. The hypothesis test result showed that Cobb-Douglas production function was found to satisfactorily fit the data. A Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier production analysi...
ABSTRACT Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an annual grain legume is a hardy crop well adapted to semi arid areas. Information on optimum fertilizer rates and plant population density has not been developed for the semi arid areas of Kenya. This study conducted in Feb-June 2005 (1st season) and June-October 2005 (2nd season) at National Animal Husbandry Research Centre (NAHRC), Naivasha, determined the effect of applying four different nitrogen fertilizer rates (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg/ha) and four...
BSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the impact of climate change on traditional irrigation farming systems and adaptation strategies was conducted in Lushoto District. The specific objectives were to establish the trend and magnitude of climate change in the study area for the past 30 years (1985-2014), to assess the impact of climate change on crop yield in Ndiwa and Chamazi traditional irrigation farming systems, to analyse the way traditional irrigation farmers‘ adapt to climate change...
ABSTRACT Introduction of cocoa-agroforest in the Gwira Banso forest concession necessitates the following research questions: what evidence is there on the viability (profitability) of the proposed cocoa-agroforest practice? What are the short-tenn and long-term cash flow implications and how suitable are they to the farmers who are dependent on the forestland for their livelihood? How can farmers’ knowledge on industrial use of timber trees, prices of timber trees, production and sale of t...