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1 Gebrehiwot, K.; Temu, A. B.; Haile, M. (Eds.) 1998. Land husbandry in the highlands of Ethiopia: Proceedings of a workshop, 10-14 November 1997, Mekelle University College, Mekelle, Ethiopia û Volume I. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF. ii, 39p. (ICRAF training and education report no. 41)
Land management ; Land development ; Land use ; Agroforestry ; Soil degradation ; Extension ; Training ; Education ; Environmental degradation ; Forestry / Ethiopia / Uganda / Tigray / Ziquala / Mekelle / Awassa / Jimma / Hararge / Ambo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6022 Record No: H030148)
Abstracts of presented papers
2 Ewnetu, Z.; Haile, M.; Gebrehiwot, K. (Eds.) 1999. Land husbandry in the highlands of Ethiopia: Proceedings of a workshop, 10-14 November 1997, Mekelle University College, Mekelle, Ethiopia û Volume II. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF. iv, 116p. (ICRAF training and education report no. 46)
Land management ; Land development ; Land use ; Agroforestry ; Soil degradation ; Agricultural extension ; Training ; Higher education ; Agricultural research ; Research institutes ; Environmental degradation ; Forestry ; Fisheries / Ethiopia / Uganda / Ziqual Wereda / Tigray / Jimma / Mekelle / Awassa / Alemaya / Am,bo / Wondo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6023 Record No: H030149)
3 Diro, S.; Tesfaye, A.; Erko, B. 2022. Determinants of adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies and practices in the coffee-based farming system of Ethiopia. Agriculture and Food Security, 11:42. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-022-00385-2]
Climate-smart agriculture ; Technology ; Agricultural practices ; Farming systems ; Coffee ; Intercropping ; Minimum tillage ; Water management ; Water conservation ; Crop production ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Forage ; Households ; Multivariate analysis ; Econometrics ; Models / Ethiopia / Oromia / Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) / Gedeo / Sidama / Kafa / Sheka / Ilubabor / Jimma / West Wollega / Kellem Wollega
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051226)
https://agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40066-022-00385-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051226.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051226.pdf
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Objectives: This study explored the adoption status of different Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices and factors that influence their adoption for sustainable soil resource utilization in the changing climate.
Methodology: We used quantitative and qualitative primary data collected from smallholder farmers and other stakeholders from major coffee-growing regions of Ethiopia: Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP). We used the multivariate probit (MVP) model to study factors that influence the adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies, namely, manure application, minimum tillage, intercropping, use of improved forage, and physical soil and water management practices.
Results: The study result shows that 35% of farmers apply manure on their farm plots. Minimum tillage is also applied to 36% of farms. Intercropping improved forages and physical soil and water management structures are adopted by 45, 19, and 47% of farmers, respectively. The finding of the study indicates the positive and significant effect of education, extension (access to extension services and participation on field days), and ownership of communication devices specifically radio on the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices.
Recommendations: Concerning bodies must pay due attention to problems affecting effective farmers-extension linkage. The positive effect of radio ownership on technology adoption also suggests the need for increased accessibility of FM radio channels to farmers to be aware of climate change and innovative agricultural technologies, practices, and information that mitigate the problem.
Methodology: We used quantitative and qualitative primary data collected from smallholder farmers and other stakeholders from major coffee-growing regions of Ethiopia: Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP). We used the multivariate probit (MVP) model to study factors that influence the adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies, namely, manure application, minimum tillage, intercropping, use of improved forage, and physical soil and water management practices.
Results: The study result shows that 35% of farmers apply manure on their farm plots. Minimum tillage is also applied to 36% of farms. Intercropping improved forages and physical soil and water management structures are adopted by 45, 19, and 47% of farmers, respectively. The finding of the study indicates the positive and significant effect of education, extension (access to extension services and participation on field days), and ownership of communication devices specifically radio on the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices.
Recommendations: Concerning bodies must pay due attention to problems affecting effective farmers-extension linkage. The positive effect of radio ownership on technology adoption also suggests the need for increased accessibility of FM radio channels to farmers to be aware of climate change and innovative agricultural technologies, practices, and information that mitigate the problem.
4 Bonso, A. B.; Jabessa, G. M.; Negeri, B. G. 2022. Does enset (Ensete Ventricosum) production upshot smallholder farmers food security and income: evidence from Dedo Woreda, Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 10:100349. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100349]
Agricultural production ; Ensete ventricosum ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Food security ; Household income ; Food insecurity ; Livelihoods ; Food consumption ; Livestock ; Rural areas ; Econometric models / Ethiopia / Jimma / Dedo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051389)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154322000825/pdfft?md5=1d83c203d61765df687d2753344b9fd1&pid=1-s2.0-S2666154322000825-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051389.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051389.pdf
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Background: Enhancing agricultural production to rural households improves their food security and livelihoods. Accordingly, Enset is the most important traditional staple and co-staple food crop contributing to food security and rural livelihoods for more than 25% of people in Ethiopia. But there is limited knowledge on the impacts of this enset production on rural household food security and annual income in the study area. This study aims at generating location-specific data on the impacts of enset production on household income and food security in Dedo Woreda, south-western Ethiopia. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 319 household heads. Data was collected using the interview schedule, focus group discussion, and key informant interview. Both descriptive and econometric data analysis techniques were used. Household calorie acquisition was used to identify food security status of the households and income of the household was computed from the sum of on-farm income, off/non-farm income and remittance.
Results: The result showed that education level, family size, land size, livestock holding, frequency of extension contact, and farming experience of the households influence enset production positively in the study area. The food security status shows that majority of the households were food secure. The propensity score matching result shows that enset production has a positive and significant impact on the household calorie intake and annual income.
Conclusion: Increasing enset production and productivity needs to be given special priority in production scaling out programs. Further, to enhance and sustain the positive impact of enset production in the study area it will be good if policymakers and local government focus on encouraging enset production and productivity to improve rural households’ food insecurity.
Results: The result showed that education level, family size, land size, livestock holding, frequency of extension contact, and farming experience of the households influence enset production positively in the study area. The food security status shows that majority of the households were food secure. The propensity score matching result shows that enset production has a positive and significant impact on the household calorie intake and annual income.
Conclusion: Increasing enset production and productivity needs to be given special priority in production scaling out programs. Further, to enhance and sustain the positive impact of enset production in the study area it will be good if policymakers and local government focus on encouraging enset production and productivity to improve rural households’ food insecurity.
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