Top seven factors in crop production nebraska extension. Maize became increasingly important in the food security of ethiopia following the major drought and famine that occurred in 1984. The main efforts made by these authors were on general. Study session 11 impacts of climate change in ethiopia. What are factors that affect crop production answers. Factors affecting crop production climatic edaphic. Factors affecting farmers adoption of technologies in farming system. Study session 11 impacts of climate change in ethiopia introduction. This study investigates the factors affecting agricultural production of farm households in the national regional state of tigray, ethiopia. Jan 24, 2016 factors affecting agricultural extension for agricultural technology distribution and adoption 1.
The study has attempted to identify the important factors that affect agricultural growth in uttar pradesh. Various research institutes in ethiopia have revealed several factors which affect crop production over the past three decades, but their findings are not synthesized into a whole and difficult to. However, any shock on the sector results in food insecurity and broader economic consequences for rural farming community. Factors affecting the adoption of beekeeping and associated. Truong thi ngoc chi 1 and ryuichi yamada 2 abstract farmers changes of technology use are influenced by technical training, meeting, oral transmission, trust on technician and belief level on technology. Top seven factors in crop production in march the pioneer growing point enewsletter had an article i was interested in which listed and ranked the top seven factors in crop production.
The determinants of agricultural productivity and rural. The impact of climate change on teff production in southeast tigray, ethiopia felix m. Determinant factors affecting crop production and adoption of soil. Et inches water inches water buacreinch buacreinch corn 25 10. Ethiopia has doubled its maize productivity and production in less than. Ethiopia has doubled its maize productivity and production in less than two decades.
The increase in crop yields and other desirable characters are related to genetic make up of plants. Major factors influencing the reproductive performance of. The climatic factors have direct bearing on the quality seed production. It was therefore, not possible to conclude whether or to what extent climate change has effects on maize production. Factors affecting agricultural production in tigray region. High yielding ability early maturity resistance to lodging. Various research institutes in ethiopia have revealed several factors which affect crop production over the past three decades, but their findings are not. Analysis of sesame marketing chain in case of gimbi districts. The impact of climate change on teff production in southeast. Agriculture is still believed to remain a determinant sector that. Maize yield trends and agricultural policy in east africa.
Key factors in vegetable production success in vegetable production whether it is organic or not is greatly depended on a well thought out plant. Evidence from snnpr, ethiopia rehima m1, belay k2, dawit a3 and rashid s. As a backbone of ethiopian economy, from the inception, agriculture is subsistent and encountered different backbreaking challenges. Analysis of sesame marketing chain in case of gimbi. In order to identify the various and major critical factors that hampered agricultural productivity in ethiopia, a total of 250 randomly selected farmers of both the amhara and tigray region each represented by 150 and 100 farmers respectively were interviewed. Reviewed empirical evidences showed that, traditional way of farming, absence of seeds and planting.
The study of factors affecting the intensity of wheat marketing was undertaken in southeastern ethiopia as to identifying factors affecting proportion wheat production supplied to the market by wheat growers in this area. Common factors that effect crop production include the amount of precipitation, temperatures and the amount of sunlight. Economic efficiency and marketing performance of vegetable. Biological and geophysical factors that influence production can include water availability, soil fertility, and risks of floods, droughts, frost, or pest or weed infestations, and the importance of each of these factors varies with the types of crops planted loomis et al. Factors that transformed maize productivity in ethiopia. Factors affecting production and marketing of spices in. The annual rate of growth for the number of households cultivating maize grewat 3. Pdf factors affecting crop prodution in ethiopia bucyana jean. Efficiency estimation and identification of their determinants in mixedcrop.
The economic impact of climate change on agriculture in. It also look towards socioeconomic factors which limit the increase of sugarcane production in the study area. I, bihon kassa abrha, declare that this phd thesis entitled factors affecting agricultural production in tigray region, northern ethiopia is my own work and that. Socioeconomic factors affecting the adoption of improved. Evidence from smallholder farmers of southern tigray, northern ethiopia. To assess the factors affecting the adoption of beekeeping and associated technologies in western uganda, this study was undertaken. The study thus explores the existing market opportunities for ethiopia and the challenges it faces in benefiting from these market opportunities.
It was to determine whether marketing factors, finances, government policies and physical and human resources affect coffee production in githunguri district. Socioeconomic factors affecting the adoption of improved agricultural technologies among women in marakwet county kenya sulo t. Efficiency estimation and identification of their determinants in mixed crop. Factors affecting smallscale coffee production in githunguri. Pdf factors impeding effective crop production in ethiopia. A total of 100 farmer households were purposively and randomly selected from two subcounties to respond to a standard questionnaire. Factors affecting agricultural production agricultural production, including food and other crops and livestock husbandry, is determined by the interaction of farmers with. Marketable surplus with small farmers is tiny, while local rural markets are thin, and selling in distant urban markets is costlier birthal, et al, 2008 17. Climate factors affecting seed production seed vegetables.
Major factors influencing the reproductive performance of dairy farms in mekelle city, tigray, ethiopia 146 opyright. The general objective of the study is to examine determinants of fertilizer use among smallholder food crop farmers in ondo state, nigeria. Analysis of socioeconomic factors affecting the coffee. Results and discussion the aim of this analysis is to identify the determinant factors responsible for sugarcane productivity in wondo genet. Key factors that should be considered carefully during the planning stage of the farming operation are. Pdf factors affecting crop prodution in ethiopia bucyana. Factors affecting agricultural extension for agricultural.
Regional patterns and trends alemayehu seyoum taffesse, paul dorosh and sinafikeh asrat development strategy and governance division, international food policy research institute, ethiopia strategy support program ii, ethiopia ifpriaddis ababa p. Various research institutes in ethiopia have revealed several factors which affect crop production over the past three decades, but their findings. Economic efficiency and marketing performance of vegetable production in the eastern and central parts of ethiopia abstract the objective of this thesis is to examine the production and marketing performance of vegetables in the eastern and central parts of ethiopia. A case study in omon district, can tho province, mekong delta.
While looking at the factors affecting the technical efficiency of arabica coffee producers in cameroon, amadou 2007 found out that the. This study was carried out to determine the factors affecting small scale coffee production in kenya. Stemming from this logical ground, this study considered the determinants of agricultural production. Factors affecting farmers adoption of technologies in. Economic factors affecting diversified farming systems. Studies showed that 50% of ethiopian highlands have. Factors affecting crop production in ethiopia submitted by. Key factors in vegetable production vegetable resources. Recovery is manifested by the production of vigorous new terminal and lateral growths with many large, dark green leaves which give promise of a large crop in the following 5. The study has attempted to identify the important factors that affect agricultural growth in. The sample comprised of 50 farmers from each of the two subcounties.
While looking at the factors affecting the technical efficiency of arabica coffee producers in cameroon, amadou 2007 found out that the educational level of producers and access to credit are. Assessment of factors affecting agricultural production. Factors affecting agricultural extension for agricultural technology distribution and adoption 1. Other factors include fertilization and crop rotation. We compare initial conditions for maize and other cereal crops in ethiopia, kenya, malawi, rwanda, tanzania, and uganda2 using data from faostat. The seed production of varieties and hybrids of vegetables should be carried out carefully in the region where these are well adopted. Jul 26, 2015 maize became increasingly important in the food security of ethiopia following the major drought and famine that occurred in 1984. The major primary sources of data for the study were farm household surveys, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Examine some socioeconomic characteristics of food crop farmers in ondo state, nigeria. Technical factors socioeconomic factors 15 policy and institutional factors 17 section 2 good agricultural practices and potato production 19 gap concepts and principles 21 gaps in the potato subsector 23 production decision factors 25 section 3 key indicators of sustainability 31 biodiversity and varieties 33 seed production and seed. The case of boricha woreda in sidama zone, southern ethiopia bealu tukela1, endrias geta, 2 and tadesse ababu 3 abstract maize is an important crop for food security in ethiopia as.
Soils, soil characteristics and factors affecting management. Despite the potential, the contribution of highvalue agricultural exports to the ethiopian economy is still weak. It also look towards socioeconomic factors which limit. The impact of climate change on teff production in. Pdf factors that transformed maize productivity in ethiopia. Agriculture is a dominant sector of ethiopian economy which makes a lion share contribution to gross domestic product gdp, employment and foreign exchange earnings of the country. However, the majority of these studies mainly focused on production aspect of the crop and some have considered the common sesame production related problems, ignoring factors affecting sesame market outlet choice decisions at individual household level. Factors affecting marketing intensity of wheat growers in. Factors influencing agricultural productivity in kenya. Agricultural productivity and rural household income in ethiopia and submitted in partial fulfillment of the. It contains 4850% oil, 2628% protein and 1127 % carbohydrate, minerals and vitamin mukhtar, 2009. From the findings combination of both family and hired labour is used heavily when conducting all farm activities meaning that if family labour is removed from the equation, the cost of production will go up. Pdf factors affecting farmers crops diversification. Samples of 9 wheat growers were selected from the two districts of bale zone using two stage sampling procedure.
Factors affecting crop production climatic edaphic biotic physiographic and socio economic factors. More than 9 million smallholder households, more than for any other crop in the country, grow maize in ethiopia at present. At present, as a subsaharan country, ethiopia has the fifth largest area devoted to maize. Examine fertilizer use among the food crop farmers in the study area. Factors impeding effective crop production in ethiopia. Factors affecting agricultural production in tigray region, northern ethiopia by bihon kassa abrha submitted in accordance with the requirement for the degree of doctor of literature and philosophy in the subject development studies at the university of south africa supervisor. Feb 06, 2020 study session 11 impacts of climate change in ethiopia introduction. Top 5 factors affecting crop production your article library. Climate change is expected to increase the surface temperature of the earth and the oceans, raise sea levels, alter the global distribution of rainfall, affect the direction of ocean currents and major airstreams, and increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events.
Factors impeding effective crop production in ethiopia merga. Tembo 390 income from the crop to sustain their livelihoods. Critical factors hampering agricultural productivity in ethiopia. The establishments under study were smallscale coffee farms in githunguri district.
Socioeconomic factors affecting groundnut production. Evidence from snnpr, ethiopia article pdf available january 20 with 5,282 reads how we measure reads. A basic understanding of the interrelations between factors affecting production is an essential prerequisite for an accurate assessment of production. Major factors influencing the reproductive performance of dairy farms in mekelle city, tigray, ethiopia. Alemayehu seyoum taffesse, paul dorosh and sinafikeh asrat development strategy and governance division, international food policy research institute, ethiopia strategy support program ii, ethiopia.
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