Sesame post-harvest loss and its determinants in Kafta Humera, Ethiopia of cross-sectional data were obtained from interviewing 128 producers and measurement at 56 fields. The loss found were at harvesting (16.41%), drying (50.44%), un-threshed (11.55%), piles transportation (9.9%), storage (6.73%), cleaning (3.2%), and leads total loss of 23.7% (4260 Birr/ton). The significant determinants of sesame post-harvest loss found were sesame produced, weather, transportation mode, piles transported distance, stacking days, educational level, farm distance, land size, and extension contact. This study so recommends strengthening education, extension, credit, nearby follow up, and frequently visit for reducing sesame post-harvest loss. Introduction of sesame harvesting and drying technologies and machineries are also better in reducing sesame post-harvest losses. Key words: Kafta Humera, sesame, small-scale, post-harvest loss.
{"title":"Sesame post-harvest loss from small-scale producers in Kafta Humera District, Ethiopia","authors":"Desale Gebretsadik, J. Haji, B. Tegegne","doi":"10.5897/JDAE2017.0917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2017.0917","url":null,"abstract":"Sesame post-harvest loss and its determinants in Kafta Humera, Ethiopia of cross-sectional data were obtained from interviewing 128 producers and measurement at 56 fields. The loss found were at harvesting (16.41%), drying (50.44%), un-threshed (11.55%), piles transportation (9.9%), storage (6.73%), cleaning (3.2%), and leads total loss of 23.7% (4260 Birr/ton). The significant determinants of sesame post-harvest loss found were sesame produced, weather, transportation mode, piles transported distance, stacking days, educational level, farm distance, land size, and extension contact. This study so recommends strengthening education, extension, credit, nearby follow up, and frequently visit for reducing sesame post-harvest loss. Introduction of sesame harvesting and drying technologies and machineries are also better in reducing sesame post-harvest losses. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Kafta Humera, sesame, small-scale, post-harvest loss.","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/JDAE2017.0917","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48843839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In under developed countries, most of the poor people have limited access to formal financial services, including credit, savings, and insurance. The study was focused on the determinants of the rural households’ participation in microfinance services in the study area. The study was conducted in Cheliya District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. A total of 188 sample households were selected through stratified and simple random sampling techniques and interviewed using a structured questionnaire to elicit data pertaining to participation in microfinance services during the year 2017. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression model. Logistic regression model was used to analyze determinants of the rural households’ use of service in microfinance services. Accordingly, the outcome of the logistic model regression indicated that household heads’ sex, education level, cultivated land size, livestock holding and frequency of extension contact positively and significantly affected the rural household’s decision to involve in microfinance services; while dependency ratio affected their decision negatively and significantly. It is recommended that the microfinance institutions and other concerning bodies have to arrange the way in which households with high dependency ratio and illiterate can participate in microfinance services. Moreover, attention should be given by microfinance institution staffs and other government bodies to increase female involvement in microfinance services in the study area. Key words: Microfinance, household, participation, Cheliya, Ethiopia.
{"title":"Determinants of rural households participation in microfinance services: The case of Cheliya District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia","authors":"Tadele Erena Geleta, Alelign Ademe Mengistu, Solomon Amsalu Gesese","doi":"10.5897/JDAE2018.1008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2018.1008","url":null,"abstract":"In under developed countries, most of the poor people have limited access to formal financial services, including credit, savings, and insurance. The study was focused on the determinants of the rural households’ participation in microfinance services in the study area. The study was conducted in Cheliya District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. A total of 188 sample households were selected through stratified and simple random sampling techniques and interviewed using a structured questionnaire to elicit data pertaining to participation in microfinance services during the year 2017. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression model. Logistic regression model was used to analyze determinants of the rural households’ use of service in microfinance services. Accordingly, the outcome of the logistic model regression indicated that household heads’ sex, education level, cultivated land size, livestock holding and frequency of extension contact positively and significantly affected the rural household’s decision to involve in microfinance services; while dependency ratio affected their decision negatively and significantly. It is recommended that the microfinance institutions and other concerning bodies have to arrange the way in which households with high dependency ratio and illiterate can participate in microfinance services. Moreover, attention should be given by microfinance institution staffs and other government bodies to increase female involvement in microfinance services in the study area. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Microfinance, household, participation, Cheliya, Ethiopia.","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/JDAE2018.1008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43729442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study was conducted in South Achefer and Jabi Tehinan districts of West Gojam Zone with the objectives of identifying the major potato marketing channels, to analyze potato marketing cost and margins, and to examine determinants of producer’s potato supply to market. The study took a sample of 100 producers, 70 traders and 40 end consumers randomly. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed through marginal and econometrics analysis. In South Achefer district, producers, wholesalers, retailers and processors earn 11.44, 7.54, 16.85 and 64.17% share of profit margin, respectively. Whereas in Jabi Tehinan district, the percent shares of profit margin for producer, collector, retailers and processors was 26.35, 25.52, 19.13 and 29.01%, respectively. In Jabi Tehinan, regression analyses revealed that distance to nearest market centre (5%), owned ox number (10%), experience (5%), access to credit (10%), total amount of potato produced (1%) and market information (5%) were significant. In South Achefer district, total amount of potato produced and market information were found to be factors affecting supply of potato to the market at 1% probability level. Therefore, governmental and non-governmental organizations should take part in fulfilling the gap of different market chain actors through their intervention especially in term of market information. Key words: Determinants, district, market chain, marketing channels, potato.
{"title":"Market chain analysis of potato and factors affecting market supply in West Gojam Zone, Ethiopia","authors":"W. Awoke, D. Molla","doi":"10.5897/JDAE2018.0988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2018.0988","url":null,"abstract":"The study was conducted in South Achefer and Jabi Tehinan districts of West Gojam Zone with the objectives of identifying the major potato marketing channels, to analyze potato marketing cost and margins, and to examine determinants of producer’s potato supply to market. The study took a sample of 100 producers, 70 traders and 40 end consumers randomly. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed through marginal and econometrics analysis. In South Achefer district, producers, wholesalers, retailers and processors earn 11.44, 7.54, 16.85 and 64.17% share of profit margin, respectively. Whereas in Jabi Tehinan district, the percent shares of profit margin for producer, collector, retailers and processors was 26.35, 25.52, 19.13 and 29.01%, respectively. In Jabi Tehinan, regression analyses revealed that distance to nearest market centre (5%), owned ox number (10%), experience (5%), access to credit (10%), total amount of potato produced (1%) and market information (5%) were significant. In South Achefer district, total amount of potato produced and market information were found to be factors affecting supply of potato to the market at 1% probability level. Therefore, governmental and non-governmental organizations should take part in fulfilling the gap of different market chain actors through their intervention especially in term of market information. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Determinants, district, market chain, marketing channels, potato.","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/JDAE2018.0988","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44339652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The livelihood diversification increases sources of income and smoothens consumption by promoting rural food security. In Ethiopia little attention has been given to livelihood diversification and the numerous factors that determine the abilities of rural household‘s choice of different livelihood activities. Thus, the objective of this study is to generate location specific data regarding the livelihood diversification and its role in attaining household‘s food security. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 191 sample households, by undertaking structured questionnaire to obtain data pertaining to livelihood diversification and its implication to food security during the year of 2016. Additionally, key informant interview, focus group discussion and observation were the principal methods used to generate data. Descriptive statistics and ordered logit regression model were used to analyze quantitative data. The result of ordered logit model showed that education level of household-head, land size of household, annual income of household head, membership of households in the organization, credit utilization, and access of extension services were significant in determining the livelihood diversification of households in the study area. On the other hand, while age and family size of households were found to be negatively correlated (P<0.5) and related to household level of livelihood diversification. Moreover, the findings of this study gave insight into factors affecting livelihood diversification and its importance to food security. Therefore, government should promote livelihood diversification in order to promote food security in the area. Key words: Education level, household size, livelihood diversification, ordered logit model, rural households.
{"title":"Analysis of livelihood diversification practice to promote rural households food security: The case of Hawassa Zuria District of Sidama Zone, Ethiopia","authors":"Bealu Tukela","doi":"10.5897/JDAE2018.0926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2018.0926","url":null,"abstract":"The livelihood diversification increases sources of income and smoothens consumption by promoting rural food security. In Ethiopia little attention has been given to livelihood diversification and the numerous factors that determine the abilities of rural household‘s choice of different livelihood activities. Thus, the objective of this study is to generate location specific data regarding the livelihood diversification and its role in attaining household‘s food security. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 191 sample households, by undertaking structured questionnaire to obtain data pertaining to livelihood diversification and its implication to food security during the year of 2016. Additionally, key informant interview, focus group discussion and observation were the principal methods used to generate data. Descriptive statistics and ordered logit regression model were used to analyze quantitative data. The result of ordered logit model showed that education level of household-head, land size of household, annual income of household head, membership of households in the organization, credit utilization, and access of extension services were significant in determining the livelihood diversification of households in the study area. On the other hand, while age and family size of households were found to be negatively correlated (P<0.5) and related to household level of livelihood diversification. Moreover, the findings of this study gave insight into factors affecting livelihood diversification and its importance to food security. Therefore, government should promote livelihood diversification in order to promote food security in the area. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Education level, household size, livelihood diversification, ordered logit model, rural households.","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/JDAE2018.0926","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42525932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study examined the poverty status as well as analysed the factors affecting poverty profile of cassava farming households in Osun State. Primary data were obtained from 180 cassava farmers by multistage random sampling with the aid of well-structured questionnaire and interview schedule. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer Thorbecke index and Tobit regression model. The results of descriptive statistics revealed that 85.6% of cassava farmers were male with majority (50.0%) between 31 and 50 years of age who were married (85.0%) with relatively large household members. The results also showed that 73.3% of them acquired farmland by inheritance and had formal education. The results of FGT analysis showed that poverty incidence was 28.9%, poverty depth was 5.3% and poverty severity was 1.5%. Meanwhile, Tobit regression model results revealed that household size, farming experience and revenue generated from cassava farms were factors affecting the poverty profile of the farming households. The study therefore recommends that farmers in the study area could reduce their poverty depth by controlling the number of child births, increase revenue generated from cassava farm and frequent. Key words: Cassava, households, poverty, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index, Tobit regression model.
{"title":"Poverty analysis of cassava farming households in Osun State","authors":"M. Agunbiade, J. Oke","doi":"10.5897/JDAE2017.0867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2017.0867","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the poverty status as well as analysed the factors affecting poverty profile of cassava farming households in Osun State. Primary data were obtained from 180 cassava farmers by multistage random sampling with the aid of well-structured questionnaire and interview schedule. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer Thorbecke index and Tobit regression model. The results of descriptive statistics revealed that 85.6% of cassava farmers were male with majority (50.0%) between 31 and 50 years of age who were married (85.0%) with relatively large household members. The results also showed that 73.3% of them acquired farmland by inheritance and had formal education. The results of FGT analysis showed that poverty incidence was 28.9%, poverty depth was 5.3% and poverty severity was 1.5%. Meanwhile, Tobit regression model results revealed that household size, farming experience and revenue generated from cassava farms were factors affecting the poverty profile of the farming households. The study therefore recommends that farmers in the study area could reduce their poverty depth by controlling the number of child births, increase revenue generated from cassava farm and frequent. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Cassava, households, poverty, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index, Tobit regression model.","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/JDAE2017.0867","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71145135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper investigates the determinants of agricultural technology adoption decisions taken by Nigerian farm households such as improved seeds, inorganic fertilizers and plant protection products. We use the multinomial probit model on cross-sectional data of 1395 farm households that are representative of farm household in Niger. According to the type of agricultural technology, the results showed that agricultural technology adoption decisions taken by farm households were determined by the age and education level of the farm household head, the size of the farm household, the membership of agricultural cooperative, the number of plots owned, the level of farm household income and wealth, the plot size, the types of soil on the plot, the plots located on the valley and gentle slope, and the land tenure status. Key words: Adoption, agricultural technology, farm households, multinomial probit, Niger.
{"title":"Determinants of agricultural technology adoption: Farm households evidence from Niger","authors":"Ousmane Djibo, Nafiou Malam Maman","doi":"10.5897/JDAE2018.0998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2018.0998","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the determinants of agricultural technology adoption decisions taken by Nigerian farm households such as improved seeds, inorganic fertilizers and plant protection products. We use the multinomial probit model on cross-sectional data of 1395 farm households that are representative of farm household in Niger. According to the type of agricultural technology, the results showed that agricultural technology adoption decisions taken by farm households were determined by the age and education level of the farm household head, the size of the farm household, the membership of agricultural cooperative, the number of plots owned, the level of farm household income and wealth, the plot size, the types of soil on the plot, the plots located on the valley and gentle slope, and the land tenure status. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Adoption, agricultural technology, farm households, multinomial probit, Niger.","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/JDAE2018.0998","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43751344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the impact of small-scale irrigation practice on household income in Abay Chomen District of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia","authors":"Hirko Temesgen, Ketema Mengistu, B. Fekadu","doi":"10.5897/jdae2018.0992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/jdae2018.0992","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/jdae2018.0992","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71145929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors affecting performance of youth and womens agricultural cooperatives: A case of some selected cooperative societies in Eastern Cape, South Africa","authors":"C. Mzuyanda, Hans Tina, Gidi Lungile","doi":"10.5897/jdae2018.0932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/jdae2018.0932","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/jdae2018.0932","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71145276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of adoption of dorper black head Somali crossbred sheep in pastoral areas: the case of Yabello District, Southern Oromia, Ethiopia","authors":"Desiso Feyissa, Negalign Berhanu, Sinote Bezalem","doi":"10.5897/jdae2018.0947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/jdae2018.0947","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/jdae2018.0947","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71145380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of market participation and intensity of marketed surplus among teff producers in Dera District of South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia","authors":"Mirie Tadie, Z. Lemma","doi":"10.5897/jdae2018.0954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/jdae2018.0954","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90891,"journal":{"name":"Journal of development and agricultural economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/jdae2018.0954","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71145806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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