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1 Getnet, Kindie; Haileslassie, Amare; Dessalegn, Y.. 2015. Profit and financial risk in the smallholder irrigated agriculture of Ethiopia. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 23p.

Irrigated farming ; Agriculture ; Financing ; Risk management ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Farm income ; Investment ; Profit ; Business management ; Crop yield / Ethiopia

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2 Dessalegn, Y.; Assefa, H.; Derso, T.; Haileslassie, Amare. 2016. Assessment of fruit postharvest handling practices and losses in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(52):5209-5214. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.11731]

Market policy ; Retail marketing ; Retail prices ; Fruit growing ; Fruit crops ; Postharvest systems ; Postharvest losses ; Best practices ; Nutrition security / Ethiopia / Bahir Dar

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Demand for fresh fruit is steadily increasing in big cities of Northwestern Ethiopia. As a result, fruits are transported from nearby as well as long distance sources to urban centers such as Bahir Dar. The type of fruit crops available in the market and number of fruit retailers are increasing from time to time. However, the key challenge facing the sector is loss across the supply chain. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to analyze fruit marketing practices, document causes and extent of postharvest losses in Bahir Dar fruit market. The study was conducted in June 2016 using semi structured questionnaire. Thirty-one fruit retailers were randomly selected and interviewed to obtain information on their socio-economic characteristics, fruit marketing practices and postharvest losses. Data analyzed using SPSS statistical software. Results revealed that, 77.4% fruit retailers are less than 31 years old, 67.8% attended above primary school education, and 83.9% have less than six years fruit trading experience. Therefore, fruit retailers are young and educated but have very limited fruit trading experience. Of the seven fruit crops commonly sold in Bahir Dar market; mango, banana and avocado were the most prevalent. The average shelf life of fruits in retailers’ hand is only 3 to 4 days and about 20% of the fruits purchased by retailers lost before reaching to consumers mainly due to inappropriate handling and lack of proper storage facility. Therefore, multifaceted interventions such as capacity development, improved fruit production and harvesting practice, and proper storage and transportation facilities establishment are required to reduce postharvest loss and extend fruit shelf-life.

3 Yayeh, S. G.; Alemayehu, M.; Haileslassie, Amare; Dessalegn, Y.. 2017. Economic and agronomic optimum rates of NPS fertilizer for irrigated garlic (Allium sativum L) production in the highlands of Ethiopia. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 3(1):1-10. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2017.1333666]

Economic analysis ; Agronomy ; Fertilizer application ; Crop production ; Plantation crops ; Garlic ; Highlands ; Irrigation systems ; Biomass ; Living standards ; Productivity ; Nutrients / Ethiopia / Yilmana Densa

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Field experiment has been conducted in Yilmana Densa District during the 2014/2015 irrigation season with the objective of identifying the economical and agronomically optimum rate of the newly introduced NPS fertilizer for garlic production under irrigated smallholder farming system in the Highlands of Northwestern Ethiopia. Twelve NPS fertilizer rates, laid down on Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications were tested on local garlic variety. Accordingly, most of the growth and yield parameters were significantly affected by NPS fertilizer rates where non-fertilized plants were inferior in all parameters. Significantly highest plant height (69.23 cm) and above ground biomass (25.33 g) were recorded on garlic plants supplied with N:P2O5:S at the rate of 105:122.6:22.6 kg ha-1. Similarly, the biggest bulb diameter (4.27 cm) and the highest leaf number (13.4) as well as marketable (17.42 t ha-1) and total bulb yields (17.8 t ha-1) were recorded on plants which were supplied with 140:122.6:22.6 kg ha-1 N:P2O5:S that were similar with the effects of N:P2O5:S at the rate of 140:92:17 kg ha-1. N:P2O5:S at the rate of 140:92:17 kg ha-1 recorded the highest marginal rate of return that can be recommended to increase the yield of garlic and thus to improve the livelihoods of farmers in the study area.