Abstract: Majority of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia pursue a dominant livelihood strategy mostly complemented by a second less dominant livelihood strategy. Choice of livelihood strategies is mostly constrained by shrinking natural capitals and adverse changes in climatic conditions that affects the outcomes from the adopted livelihood choices. In the face of such changes, comprehending the driving factors for the choice of current livelihood strategy is crucial to having objective informa...
Abstract: The overall objectives of this dissertation were to improve access to improved/selected bucks by farmers of the research sites and to contribute to their food security and income improvements. The specific objectives were: 1) to present reliable genetic parameter estimates based on meta-analysis of literature reports; 2) to evaluate production and productivity of three indigenous goat breeds in Ethiopia namely Abergelle (AB), Central Highland (CH) and Woyto-Guji (WG) and have bench...
Abstract: The study was conducted in the Konso Zone of southern Ethiopia to Evaluate the Community Based Breeding Program (CBBP) on Woyto-Guji (Konso) goat breed. A total of 1984 birth weight (BW), 1663 three-month weight (3MW), 1411 six-month weight (6MW), 1133 nine month weight (9MW), and 987 twelve-month weight (12MW) records were used for the analysis of non-genetic and genetic factors affecting growth traits. The least-square means analysis was performed using the general linear model p...
Abstract: This study was carried out to estimate genetic parameters and to evaluate non-genetic ef ects on milk production and reproductive performance of Jersey cattle via an animal model by using variance component estimation VCE-6 version 6.0.2 & PEST 4.2.5 and SAS software (2016) version 9.4 the GLM procedure. The data was obtained from a state farm, located in South Ethiopia, Woliata Sodo, Ethiopia. The least-square mean value of production traits such as Daily Milk Yield (DMY) and Lact...
Abstract: This study was conducted to assess the breeding practices and to evaluate AI efficiency after estrus synchronization in dairy cattle in Lemo and Misha districts. The study was conducted at two agro-ecological zones Misha (highland) and Lemo (mid-altitude). Data were collected using semi structured questionnaire and focus group discussion. A total of 120 respondents were randomly selected from the two districts (60 from each) and 6 kebeles (3 kebeles each and 20 household from each ...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Babile district of Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia, with the objective to identify and phenotypically characterize indigenous cattle populations and their production systems in the study area. Field studies and collection of data were carried out through semi-structured questionnaire, focus group discussions, key informants, observations and linear body measurements of sample cattle and secondary data collection from different sources. A total of 90 hous...
Abstract: Non-farm activities by rural farm households in general and women in particular are gaining importance in most developing economies due to the increasing inability of the farm sector to support rural livelihoods. This study aimed at identifying the pastoralists and Agro- pastoralists’ women participation in non-farm income generating activities in Degahbour district of Somali Regional State, Ethiopia. It helped in identifying factors which are essential to design policies for pro...
Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the productive and reproductive performance of cross bred (HF x zebu) dairy cows at Menkorer agro industry dairy farm enterprise, Debre Markos, Ethiopia. Six years (2011-2017) of data were collected on crossbred dairy cows. The independent fixed variables examined were year and season of birth/calving and parity. Data were analyzed using the General Linear Models (GLM) of (SAS, 2009 Version 9.2). The study revealed that the overall least ...
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: This study was conducted to examine the effect of age and breeds on the fatty acid profile of cattle in, Ethiopia.A total of 24 bullscomposed of Arsi, Borana, Harar, and cross of HF cattle with 2-3 and 4-5 agecategorieswere used for this study. Experimental bulls were fattened at the Beef Farm of Hararamaya University for 90 days. Then after, the bulls were slaughtered at Elfora export abattoirBishoftu following the standard procedure of the abattoir. Meat samples were collected fr...
Abstract: Adoption and wider diffusion of improved teff varieties is playing vital role in reversing the present situation of food insecurity in many parts of Ethiopia. However, the uses of improved teff varieties are constrained by various factors. Hence, in this study, an attempt was made to examine factors affecting adoption and intensity of use of improved teff varieties. A multi-stage random sampling technique was employed to select 150 sample households from Kobo district. This study u...
Abstract: As scarcity of irrigation water is rising, pricing of agricultural water and cost recovery can play a significant role in promoting water use efficiency. Hence, the main objective of this study was to analyze farmers’ willingness to pay for improved irrigation water use, and identify its determinants using the contingent valuation method. Both primary and secondary data were used to achieve the objective. Cross sectional data were collected from 251 households using a two-stage s...
Abstract: This study was conducted with the overall aim of estimating genetic and non-genetic effects on reproduction and productive traits of Dorper x Menz crossbred sheep at Debre Berhan Sheep Breeding and Multiplication Center (DBSBMC) and on-farm evaluation of performances of crossbreds in North Shoa Zone of Amhara Regional State. Reproduction and production data were obtained from the center record book collected between the year 2015 and 2020. Total of 650 crossbreed performance record...
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: This study was aimed at identifying breeding objective traits for the Short-eared Somali goat breed in Sitti zone, eastern Ethiopia. Individual interview, own-flock ranking, and group-animal ranking experiments were conducted to identify breeding objective traits. For the individual interview, structured questionnaire was undertaken with purposively selected 120 goat owners, 60 from each district of Erer and Shinnile. The data collected through the individual interviews was analyze...