as soon as possible after acceptance. Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof... more as soon as possible after acceptance. Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). Please note that during production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content.
Proceeding of The National Conference on Completed Agricultural Economics Research Activities. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, 2019
Ethiopia has substantial land and suitable agro-ecologies for production of the rice crop both in... more Ethiopia has substantial land and suitable agro-ecologies for production of the rice crop both in the upland and in the irrigated systems. Cognizant of the existing production potential, growing import demand, and prospects for ensuring food security, the number of actors posed due emphasis to hasten the rice value chain. The centerpiece of this research is to apprehend the current farm power uses, farmers' mechanization needs, and awareness about the application of mechanical power. Time series data indicates that rice production has doubled through the past decade analogous to the area devoted to the crop. A household survey and focus group discussions inform that only 2% of the farmers use tractors for land preparation and 22.7% have access to rice polishing facilities. The market participation rate for the rice farmers is 93%, however, the majority is selling paddy rice and their average income and gross returns are relatively lower. Weeding activity took the highest farm labor power, estimated as 175 labor-days and comprising 66% of the total labor. For 75% of the households, the accomplishment of first-time weeding required the involvement of female labor. Moreover, rural networks have important contributions that a proportion of 42% of households rely on shared labor for harvesting operations. The conducted tests confirm that the land-labor ratio is significantly larger for farmers that use tractor power. Rice processing, harvesting and threshing, tractor ploughing, and weeding remain to be priority operations for which mechanical power is needed most. The study suggests the need for introducing mechanisms to address unmet mechanization demand and interlinked supports that facilitate the effective functioning of the system.
The low productivity of the Ethiopian dairy sector has been explained by the genetic potentials a... more The low productivity of the Ethiopian dairy sector has been explained by the genetic potentials and management practices. Milk production and consumption largely rely on indigenous cows. To enhance the contribution of dairy to household food security, nutrition, and income, the adoption of improved dairy breeds together with the component practices is indispensable. To study the adoption of dairy technologies and the factors stimulating the choices, a cross-sectional household survey was conducted in central and eastern Ethiopia. Results declare that the rate of adoption of improved breeds, artificial insemination, and improved forage remained to be limited. The uptake of concentrate feeding is found to be relatively better. As the joint multivariate probit estimation confirmed, there is complementarity and interdependence in the uptake of improved breeds, artificial insemination, concentrate feeds and improved forages. Utilization of forage lagged behind to complement the adoption of improved cows. Tobit model determination confirmed that the same factors are affecting the adoption decisions. The factors responsible for the joint adoptions, the number of cows owned, and the intensity of adoption include education status, household wealth, access to markets and district centers, contacts with extension, and gender roles. Both the joint and individual analyses highlighted the need for strategies that could overcome the constraints and ensure better uptake of the technologies.
as soon as possible after acceptance. Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof... more as soon as possible after acceptance. Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). Please note that during production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content.
Proceeding of The National Conference on Completed Agricultural Economics Research Activities. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, 2019
Ethiopia has substantial land and suitable agro-ecologies for production of the rice crop both in... more Ethiopia has substantial land and suitable agro-ecologies for production of the rice crop both in the upland and in the irrigated systems. Cognizant of the existing production potential, growing import demand, and prospects for ensuring food security, the number of actors posed due emphasis to hasten the rice value chain. The centerpiece of this research is to apprehend the current farm power uses, farmers' mechanization needs, and awareness about the application of mechanical power. Time series data indicates that rice production has doubled through the past decade analogous to the area devoted to the crop. A household survey and focus group discussions inform that only 2% of the farmers use tractors for land preparation and 22.7% have access to rice polishing facilities. The market participation rate for the rice farmers is 93%, however, the majority is selling paddy rice and their average income and gross returns are relatively lower. Weeding activity took the highest farm labor power, estimated as 175 labor-days and comprising 66% of the total labor. For 75% of the households, the accomplishment of first-time weeding required the involvement of female labor. Moreover, rural networks have important contributions that a proportion of 42% of households rely on shared labor for harvesting operations. The conducted tests confirm that the land-labor ratio is significantly larger for farmers that use tractor power. Rice processing, harvesting and threshing, tractor ploughing, and weeding remain to be priority operations for which mechanical power is needed most. The study suggests the need for introducing mechanisms to address unmet mechanization demand and interlinked supports that facilitate the effective functioning of the system.
The low productivity of the Ethiopian dairy sector has been explained by the genetic potentials a... more The low productivity of the Ethiopian dairy sector has been explained by the genetic potentials and management practices. Milk production and consumption largely rely on indigenous cows. To enhance the contribution of dairy to household food security, nutrition, and income, the adoption of improved dairy breeds together with the component practices is indispensable. To study the adoption of dairy technologies and the factors stimulating the choices, a cross-sectional household survey was conducted in central and eastern Ethiopia. Results declare that the rate of adoption of improved breeds, artificial insemination, and improved forage remained to be limited. The uptake of concentrate feeding is found to be relatively better. As the joint multivariate probit estimation confirmed, there is complementarity and interdependence in the uptake of improved breeds, artificial insemination, concentrate feeds and improved forages. Utilization of forage lagged behind to complement the adoption of improved cows. Tobit model determination confirmed that the same factors are affecting the adoption decisions. The factors responsible for the joint adoptions, the number of cows owned, and the intensity of adoption include education status, household wealth, access to markets and district centers, contacts with extension, and gender roles. Both the joint and individual analyses highlighted the need for strategies that could overcome the constraints and ensure better uptake of the technologies.
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