Papers by Ahmed Mohammed
First of all by my signature below, I declared that this thesis is my own work and that all sourc... more First of all by my signature below, I declared that this thesis is my own work and that all sources of materials used for this thesis have been duly acknowledged. I have followed all ethical principles of scholarship in the preparation, data collection, data analysis and completion of this thesis. This thesis work has submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for M.Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics at the Wollo University and is deposited at the University library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the library. Here, i solemnly declare that this thesis has not been submitted to any other institution anywhere for the award of any academic degree, diploma, or certificate. Brief quotations from this thesis are allowable without the special permission provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the school or the department when in his or her judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interests of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author.
Thesis Chapters by Ahmed Mohammed
Ethiopian agriculture is characterized by its subsistence and low productivity and hence low leve... more Ethiopian agriculture is characterized by its subsistence and low productivity and hence low level of efficiency that leads to food insecurity. Therefore, this study was undertaken with an objective of providing empirical evidence on the TE, AE and EE levels of major food crops (wheat, barley maize and teff) production in Albuko woreda using data collected from 151 randomly selected sample respondents during 2016/17 production year. Applying the a parametric Cobb Douglas SFA, the MLE result revealed that elasticities of inputs included to the production were statistically significant implying increase in these inputs will increase output and the average TE, AE and EE levels of households is found to be 73.49%, 54.61% and 38.01% respectively. The average efficiency levels entails that, food crops producing farmers in the study area have a yield potential and cost saving advantage for the available inputs. Further, this paper explored those factors that influence the efficiency levels by employing Tobit regression model. Thereby the outcome revealed that education level, farming experience and family size were found as to be positive and significant factors affecting TE whereas proximity is found to be a significant factor influencing TE negatively. The study also revealed that AE is influenced by education level, credit received, access to extension service and off farm income positively and significantly while land fragmentation and farm land owned negatively and significantly. Further, the study revealed that education level, credit received, access to extension service and off farm income were factors positively and significantly influencing EE while age, farm size and land fragmentation were found to be negative and significant factors. Thus, it is recommended that for improved efficiency levels there is need for better policies and strategies that gives due attention on expansion of education, provision of credit and extension service focusing on efficient use of resources, and generation of off farm income side by side to farming activity. Furthermore, arranging farmers in groups can play vital role in experience and knowledge sharing among them.
Key words: Food crops; stochastic frontier; Wheat Equivalent Yield; economic efficiency;
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Papers by Ahmed Mohammed
Thesis Chapters by Ahmed Mohammed
Key words: Food crops; stochastic frontier; Wheat Equivalent Yield; economic efficiency;
Key words: Food crops; stochastic frontier; Wheat Equivalent Yield; economic efficiency;