Soybean (Glycine max L.) production is increasing as a multipurpose crop used for oil production, as balanced diet and industry prepared foods and export in Ethiopia, but its production is not common in East Hararghe. ...

Social capital is one of the most important assets in livelihoods, and the levels of social capital have effects on rural household’s livelihood strategies. The purpose of this study was identifying the determinants ...

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) age of harvest is one of the most important factors affecting its productivity, and studies showed that sugar yield is also determined by the age of harvesting. Consequently, a study ...

This study aimed to classify smallholder dairy production systems (DPSs) in southern highlands of Ethiopia by analyzing land allocation for various crops and characterizing their integration with livestock/dairy. After ...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feed form (mash and pellet) and breed (Cobb-500 and Hubbard) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and profitability of broilers. The ...

Climate variability is one of the quickly spread phenomena and considered as the biggest challenges facing the world in the 21st century which poses the livelihood of the residents at risk. To deal with the current and ...

In Ethiopia, agriculture is traditionally viewed as a crucial strategy for reducing poverty and im- proving food security among rural households. However, despite the significant role of crop and livestock production, ...

The common bean is becoming an important pulse crop in Ethiopia due to its use as a source of food security and income generated. However, crop management practices that combine high yielding varieties with inter- row ...

The study was conducted in Adada, Awale and Biyo Awale kebele, Dire Dawa Administration, with the objectives of evaluating the intervention and non-intervention area plant species diversity, population distribution, ...

Groundnut plays a significance role in enhancing food security and generates income for the poor farmers of Ethiopia. This research attempted to analyze value chain of groundnut in Fedis district, Oromia region of Ethiopia. ...