Agricultural Economics: Recent submissions

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ADOPTION OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND ITS IMPACT ON MAIZE PRODUCTIVITY: THE CASE OF GIMBO DISTRICT, KAFFA ZONE, ETHIOPI

Tesfaye Gafaro Ololo; (PhD)Fresenbe Zeleke; (PhD) Sime Shiferaw (Haramaya University, 2024-12)

Agriculture is a vital sector for economic development and livelihoods in developing countries, particularly in Africa. In Ethiopia, where agriculture plays a crucial role, adopting climate-smart agricultural practice ...
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND RURAL HOUSEHOLDS’ LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES IN NORTH SHEWA ZONE OF OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

GARI DUGUMA FUFA; Prof. Fekadu Beyene (PhD); Prof. Mengistu Ketama (PhD) (Haramaya University, Haramaya, 2023-01)

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 ...
SMALLHOLDERS’ TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND MARKET SUPPLY OF HONEY IN CENTRAL ZONE OF TIGRAY, NORTHERN ETHIOPIA

Gebreegziabher Tesfay; Dr. Degye Goshu (Haramaya University, 2016-04)

Measuring production efficiency in agriculture, mainly, focusing on technical efficiency, enables to enhance productivity without necessarily increasing the resource base or developing new technologies thus contributs ...
ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND ITS IMPACT ON MULTIDIMENSIONAL FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN BENISHANGUL GUMUZ REGIONAL STATE, WESTERN ETHIOPIA

Firomsa Mersha Tekalign; Dr. Bezabih Emana; Dr. Abule Mehare (Haramaya University, 2024-11)

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 ...
DETERMINANTS OF BEEF CATTLE MARKET PARTICIPATION AND ITS IMPACT ON FARM HOUSEHOLDS’ WELFARE: THE CASE OF TULO DISTRICT, WEST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Enyew Shawol; (PhD) Abule Mehare; (Ass. Prof) Kumilachew Alamerie (Haramaya University, 2022-11)

Assuring food security in Ethiopia is one of the key priorities for sustainable development. In line with this, the government of Ethiopia has designed policies to enhance marketing system of the livestock sector to ...
IMPACT OF SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEME ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN ERER DISTRICT, HARARI NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

ELIYAS ABDULLAHI YUSUF; D.rFresenbet Zeleke (PhD); D.rKetema Bekele (PhD) (Haramaya University, Haramaya, 2023-09)

Irrigation increases productivity by reducing crop failure associated with erratic rain-fed agriculture and ensuring smallholder farmers’ income by improving their production. This study was conducted in Erer District ...
GROUNDNUT VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: THE CASE OF FEDIS DISTRICT OF EAST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Daniel Assefa; (PhD) Ketema Bekele; (Assis Profe) Kumilachew Alamerie (Haramaya University, 2021)

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. ...
IMPACT OF INFORMAL CROSS BORDER TRADE OF LIVESTOCK ON PASTORALISTS’ INCOME: THE CASE OF MOYALE DISTRICT, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Wario Katelo Arero; (PhD) Aemro Tazeze; (PhD) Abule Mehare (Haramaya University, 2023-07)

Ethiopia is believed to have the largest livestock resource in Africa. However, lack of modern marketing channels, low market-oriented livestock production and other unclear factors are challenging for livestock trade ...
LOAN REPAYMENT PERFORMANCE OF BORROWERS OF OROMIA CREDIT AND SAVING SHARE COMPANY: THE CASE OF KURFA CHELE DISTRICT, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA

Mohammed Bedri; Ketema Bekele (Ph.D); Kedir Jamal (Ph.D) (Haramaya University, 2024-06)

The study was made in Kurfa Chele Woreda of Oromia Regional State Ethiopia. It focuses on the analysis of the rural borrower’s loan repayment performance for the loan they accessed from a microfinance institution. The ...
DETERMINANTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS: THE CASE OF KERSA DISTRICT, EAST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA

Mustefa Sani Usman; (Ph.D) Ketema Bekele; (Ph.D) Firesenbet Zeleke (Haramaya University, 2023-12)

Climate change causes a serious problem in Ethiopia where the majority’s livelihood depends on subsistence rain-fed farming system. Effective climate change adaptation strategies are the key to securing resilience of ...
IMPACT OF SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEME ON HOUSEHOLDS’ CROP INCOME AND FOOD SECURITY IN SIRKA DISTRICT, ARSI ZONE, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

TAHIR SULTAN; Kedir Jemal (PhD); Beyan Ahmed (PhD) (Haramaya University, 2024-03)

This study evaluates the impact of participation in small scale irrigation scheme on households’ crop income and food security in Sirka district. The study employed descriptive statistics and econometric models, ...
CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES AND ITS IMPACT ON HOUSEHOLD WELFARE: THE CASE OF ABICHU GNEA DISTRICT, NORTH SHOA ZONE, OROIMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE OF ETHIOPIA

Beifa Fana Megersa; Aemro Tazeze (PhD); Beyan Ahmed (PhD) (Haramaya University, 2024-04)

Implementing different climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices helps by lowering greenhouse gas emissions, building resilience to climate change, increasing production and productivity, and thereby improving farmers’ ...
POULTRY FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR BLACK SOLDIER FLY (Hermetia illucens) LARVAE MEAL: EVIDENCE FROM FIVE SELECTED TOWNS IN ETHIOPIA

Kusse Kamaylo Gelebo; Ketema Bekele (PhD); Zewdu Ayalew Abro (PhD) (Haramaya University, 2024-03)

As the supply of feed in poultry production is inadequate and fails to guarantee sustainable feeding at an affordable price, there is a need for the diversification of feed. However, in the voluminous of the empirical ...
WELFARE IMPACTS OF NONFARM LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AND PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN ILU ABBA BORA ZONE, OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Mandefro Seifu Gebru; Professor Jema Haji; Dr. Temesgen Keno; Dr. Dawit Diriba (Haramaya University, 2024-01)

The rural areas of Ethiopia are characterized by low nonfarm diversification and a high deforestation rate. Because these problems are context-specific, this research aims to analyze nonfarm livelihood diversification, ...
ADOPTION OF IMPROVED MAIZE VARIETIES AND ITS IMPACTS ON HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN DARO LEBU DISTRICT OF WEST HARARGHE ZONE, ETHIOPIA

Nimona Sime; Beyan Ahmed (PhD; Fresenbet Zeleke (PhD) (Haramaya University, 2024-03)

The farmers in developing nations should make important decisions to adopt agricultural technologies as a response to the reduction of food insecurity. Because the farmers in these nations face numerous obstacles while ...
ANALYSIS OF DAIRY VALUE CHAIN IN WEST SHEWA ZONE OF OROMIA REGION OF ETHIOPIA: A SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH

MILKESSA TEMESGEN CHOMEN; Dr. Asfaw Negassa; Professor Jema Haji (Haramaya University, 2023-12)

Dairy value chains in Ethiopia face a series of challenges. Stakeholders in the participatory model-building approach of this research and prior studies noted that feed and market related challenges are among the ...
ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR WATER GOVERNANCE, CROP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, COMMERCIALIZATION, AND IMPACT ON HOUSEHOLD WELFARE IN IRRIGATION SCHEMES OF THE AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Berhan Tegegne Haile; Prof. Mengistu Ketema (Ph.D.); Prof. Fekadu Beyene (Ph.D.) (Haramaya University, 2023-12)

This study examines the institutional arrangement for water governance, crop production efficiency, commercialization, and impact on household welfare using cross-sectional data obtained from 544 randomly and proportionately ...
IMPACT OF IMPROVED SEED ADOPTION ON TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF WHEAT FARMERS IN WOLAITA ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

ALEMAYEHU BASHE BADE; Million Sileshi (PhD); Mohammed Aman (Asst. prof) (Haramaya University, 2023-12)

Despite the designed policy strategies for boosting agricultural productivity, the production and productivity was remained very low in Ethiopia. A key theme and policy priority for increasing farm productivity is ...
IMPACT OF MALT BARLEY CONTRACT FARMING ON PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND ASSET ACCUMULATION: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH GONDAR

ABEBE DAGNEW KOYE; Lemma Zemedu (Ph.D.); Million Sileshi (Ph.D.) (Haramaya University, 2023-12)

Barley, including food and malt barley, is one of the major cereals produced by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Though malt barley is the fastest-growing industry, its domestic supply currently lags far behind the ...
DETERMINANTS OF IMPROVED WHEAT VARIETIES ADOPTION AND INTENSITY OF ADOPTION BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN AMEYA DISTRICT, SOUTH WEST SHOA ZONE, ETHIOPIA

Hailu Berecha; Ketema Bekele (PhD); Mohammed Aman (Assis Profe) (Haramaya University, 2024-01)

The study attempted to determine the reason of low adoption and intensity of use improved wheat varieties and to determine factors affecting improved wheat varieties adoption and intensity of use by small holder farmers ...

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