Abstract: The objectives of this study are to identify determinants of access to rural financial services and analyze socio-economic impacts of the services in Ethiopia. A sample of 414 rural households was randomly selected for the study. Descriptive statistics and econometric models were applied to realize the objectives. Multinomial logistic regression model was applied to analyze determinants of access of rural households to rural financial services, and multinomial logit model, and Gene...
Abstract: Gumz sheep are among the indigenous sheep that contribute to the genetic diversity of Ethiopian sheep genetic resource and it is the only thin-tailed sheep in Ethiopia. However, indiscriminate crossbreeding or extensive use of exotic germplasms is seriously threatening the existence of indigenous populations. The lack of detailed information and understanding about indigenous breeds, including their threat status, is perceived to be the most important hindrance to their conservatio...
Abstract: The government of Ethiopia launched Productive Safety Net Program in 2005 realizing the magnitude and severity of poverty. This study aims at evaluating the impact of productive safety net program on household asset holding in Oromia National Regional State, East Shoa zone Fentalle district using primary data from randomly selected 220 rural households. Propensity Score matching technique was used to evaluate impact of the program and to identify factors affecting participation in ...
Abstract: This study was carried out to generate base line information by characterizing chicken production system and evaluating growth, reproductive and production performance of Kuroiler, Sasso and Sasso-R chickens under farmers management condition in South Achefere, Banija and Fagita Lekoma districts of western Amhara. Production system characterization was carried out by both questionnaire survey and focus group discussion. In total 180 household were selected randomly and interviewed....
Abstract: The study designed particularly on the identification of factors determining adoption of improved food legume technologies, evaluation of impacts of adoption status and intensity of improved food legume varieties, identifying intra-household impact dynamics due to adoption of improved legume varieties and spotting out the major challenges and opportunities faced by smallholders in their adoption of improved food legume technologies. This study used cross sectional data acquired fro...
Abstract: Teff is among the most widely grown cereals in Ethiopia. It accounts for about 24% of total cultivated land and 17.6% of gross grain production. It is a staple diet for greater than 50 million peoples, which is important in the national food security. However, the productivity varies from very low at around 15.8 qt/ha to the highest productivity of 25 qt/ha and research field trials reaching 40-50 qt/ha. The study aimed to measure technical efficiency of farmers in teff production ...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Bako Tibe and Gobu Sayo districts of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, from October 2014 to January 2015 with the objective to undertake on-farm phenotypic and production system characterization of indigenous cattle breed (Horro) 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...
Abstract: Climate change causes a serious problem in Ethiopia in general and more so in the study area where people‟s livelihood depends on subsistence rain-fed farming. Effective adaptation changes in climatic condition are the key to securing resilient smallholder farmers livelihood system. Therefore, this study identified farmers‟ choice of and factors determining adaptation strategies to climate change in Rural Dire Dawa City Administration, Ethiopia which is strictly affected by cli...
Abstract: Indigenous breeds adapt and survive in often challenging environments and diverse agroecological areas representing an important genetic resource for livelihood of their owners and the national economy at large. Therefore, there is a need to improve the productivity of indigenous animals through developing sustainable breeding programs so as to enhance their competitive advantage in the face of crossbreeding threats. The current study was performed in Kafta Humera district of Tigra...
Abstract: This study was carried out with the objectives to phenotypically characterize indigenous chicken ecotypes, and to identify chicken, husbandry and breeding practices of the community in Fedis, Kersa and Gorro-Guttu districts. The survey included questionnaire, focus group discussion, field observations and linear body measurements(LBM).A total of 150 households were participated in the interviews, and for phenotypic characterization six hundred sixty individual chicken (600 female a...
Abstract: The study was conducted at Cheffa dairy farm with the objective of estimating the effects of genetic and non-genetic factors on Age at First Service (AFS), Age at First Calving (AFC), Calving Interval (CI), Days Open (DO), Number of Service per Conception (NSC), Lactation Length (LL) and adjusted 305 days milk yield (305-dMY). A total of 2343 records were collected from 123 cows and 13 sires' progenies having greater than 93.75 % HF blood levels through the period from 1996 to 2014...
Abstract: An increase of agricultural production is very important to achieve the goal of food security. An efficient use of the existing resources by farm households improves their productivity and thereby increases their output. Maize is one of the dominant crops and its productivity is low in the study area. This means that it is possible to obtain additional output from existing inputs used, if resource are properly used and efficiently allocated. The aim of this study was to investigate...
Abstract: Market access plays an essential role in ensuring better income and enhancing welfare of smallholder farmers and thus contributes to alleviate poverty. This is even more so in the Ethiopian context where crop production plays an essential role in the economy. This study investigated the determinants of smallholder farmers participation decision, which sequentially made, in potato sales in Kofele district, Ethiopia with the objective of identifying and analyzing factors affecting po...
Abstract: Smallholder farmers in Ethiopia cannot fully utilize improved agricultural technologies and recommended amount of inputs by using their own funds. They need credit to solve the liquidity constraint thereby to properly adopt new technologies. Therefore, the major concern of this study was to assess the impact of credit from MFIs on farmers’ income, expenditure and asset holding, to identify factors affecting farmers’ credit access, to analyze the pattern of credit use by the sma...
Abstract: This study was carried out in Jarar and Korahey zones of Ethiopian Somali Region with the objectives to phenotypically characterize indigenous camel population in the area, identify the camel traditional breeding strategies, objectives and their challenges. Field study and data collection were done through questionnaires, focus group discussions, observations and linear body measurements taken from sample camels in the study areas. A total of 360 household head camel owners and 420...