• THE IMPACT OF MICRO-FINANCE ON POVERTY REDUCTION OF PARTICIPATING WOMEN HOUSEHOLDS: THE CASE OF MICRO SOMALI FINANCE INSTITUTION, SOMALI REGION, ETHIOPIA 

  Suleiman Mohamed Abdi; Dr. Chanyalew Siyoum Aweke (Haramaya University, 2018-06)

  Pro poor financial strategy in Ethiopia has been promising in the last decade, where practical steps have been taken by the government to provide legal frameworks and policies that promote financial intervention to the ...
• Adoption of Improved Wheat Varieties and Its Impact on Farm Income of Smallholder Wheat Producers in Gololcha District of Bale Zone 

  Nasir Abda; Eric Ndemo (PhD); Tesfaye Lemma (PhD) (Haramaya University, 2019-06)

  The objective of this study was to analyze the factors influencing farmer’s decision in adoption of improved wheat varieties and estimate the impact of adoption on farm income in Gololcha district of Bale zone. The ...
• ACCESS TO MICROFINANCE SERVICES AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN AWODAY DISTRICT, EAST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA 

  FETIYA MOHAMMED; Tesfaye Lemma (PhD); Dereje Kifle (MA) (Haramaya University, 2019-05)

  Microfinance is the provision of financial services to low-income clients, including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related services. There have been few studies on the ...
• SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ PERCEPTION AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY IN GEMECHIS WOREDA OF WEST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA 

  Melaku Girma; Tesfaye Lemma (PhD, Associate Professor); Muluken Gezahegn (PhD, Associate Professor) (Haramaya University, 2023-08)

  Because climate change is a global issue that directly impacts their lives, particularly those of smallholder farmers whose livelihoods are reliant on agriculture, researching smallholder farmers' perceptions and adaptations ...
• RADIO AND MOBILE PHONE UTILIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS FOR FOOD CROP MARKET INFORMATION: THE CASE OF DAMBOYA DISTRICT, KEMBATA TEMBARO ZONE, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA 

  Tariku Gemede Getiso; Tilahun Shiferw (Assist. Prof); Tesfaye Abera (Assist. Prof) (Haramaya University, 2023-12)

  One of Sub-Saharan Africas most urgent development challenges, including Ethiopia, is increasing smallholder farmers’ capacity to participate in markets. Despite being recognized as important contributors to the production ...
• IMPACT OF MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVES MEMBERSHIP ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ MAJOR CROPS COMMERCIALIZATION LEVEL AND INCOME IN DALE SADI AND SADI CHANKA DISTRICTS OF KELLEM WOLLEGA ZONE, OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA. 

  HIKA TASFA TAFARA; Eric Ndemo (PhD); Wesagn Berhane (PhD) (Haramaya University, 2023-06)

  The transition of smallholders' farmers from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture is meant to increase smallholder farmers’ income and overall rural economic progress. The transition needs the assistance of rural ...
• DETERMINANTS OF SPICE CROPS PRODUCTION DECISION AND COMMERCIALIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS: EVIDENCE FROM GORO DISTRICT OF BALE ZONE, SOUTHEASTERN OROMIYA, ETHIOPIA 

  BAYETA GADISSA GEMECHU; Chanyalew Seyoum (PhD); Muluken Gezahegn (PhD) (Haramaya University, Haramaya, 2023-06)

  Spices have played an important role in people’s life as coloring agents, flavoring agents, preservatives, food additives, and medicine since ancient times. The sub-sector is among the important cash crops which fit ...
• GENDER DIMENSIONS IN AGRO-PASTORAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM: THE CASE OF JIGJIGA WOREDA, SOMALI REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA 

  Adam Ibrahim; Dr. Eric Ndemo; Dr. Daniel Temesgen (Haramaya University, 2022-08)

  his study addresses the gender dimensions in agro-pastoral production system, the case of Jigjiga Woreda, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia, focusing and identifying on the agro pastoral gender division of labor, access ...
• IMPACT OF SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ FOOD SECURITY IN SULULTA DISTRICT, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA 

  Tewodros Alemu Wondimu; (PhD) Chanyalew Seyoum; (PhD) Wesagn Berhane (Haramaya University, 2023-03)

  Small-scale irrigation is vital for raising agricultural production and productivity and improving the food security of smallholder farmers. This study was done in the Sululta district of the Oromia regional state, ...
• DETERMINANTS OF RURAL WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN kERSA DISTRICT, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA 

  Chala Tofik Abdulla; (PhD) Dereje Kifle; (Assis. Prof) Hakim Hashim (Haramaya University, 2023-03)

  Vegetable plays a significant role in enhancing food security and generates income for the poor farmers of Ethiopia. This study examined the determinants of rural women participation in vegetable production in Kersa ...
• WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN CROP PRODUCTION DECISION MAKING IN MISRAK BADEWACHO WOREDA, HADIYYA ZONE, SNNPR, ETHIOPIA 

  Berhanu Ashebo Kedore; Chanyalew Seyoum (PhD); Getachew Shambel (PhD) (Haramaya University, 2021-02)

  This study set out to analyze the women participation in crop production decision making in Misrak Badewacho Woreda, Hadiya Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia. The aim of the study was based on two objectives. First, to assess the ...
• THE PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND THEIR WELFARE IMPACT ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN EAST HARERGHE ZONE, OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA 

  Bezabih Arefeayne, Tibebu (Haramaya University, 2021-09)

  In Ethiopia, agricultural cooperatives are deemed as an important institutional mechanism to overcome market failure and facilitate smallholder farmers’ market access, and consequently to attain rural poverty reduction. ...
• DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER COTTON COMMERCIALIZATION: THE CASE OF ARBAMINCH ZURIYA DISTRICT, GAMO ZONE, ETHIOPIA 

  W/Mariam, Belay (Haramaya University, 2022)

  Cotton is an important cash crop that contributes significantly to the agricultural and industrial development of the Ethiopian economy, providing livelihood to hundreds and thousands of people engaged in its farming, ...
• IMPACT OF IMPROVED ONION (Allium cepa L.) TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ INCOME AND DIETARY DIVERSITY IN DEBUB ARI DISTRICT OF SOUTH OMO ZONE, SNNPRS ETHIOPIA 

  KASSU SAGARA, KEBEDE (HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY, HARAMAYA, 2022)

  Onion is among the edible Alliums and most popular vegetables of major economic and dietary importance in Ethiopia. The government is attempting to increase household income and dietary diversity by promoting the adoption ...
• IMPACT OF SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES ON HOUSEHOLDS’ FOOD SECURITY IN AMBO DISTRICT, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA 

  BEJI, GUTU (HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY, HARAMAYA, 2022)

  Small-scale irrigation is the existing resource and feasible technology to enhance agricultural production and productivity and curb the deep-rooted food insecurity problem in Ethiopia. However, in most parts of the country, ...
• Challenges and household perception towards participatory forest governance: The case of Gemechis Woreda Participatory Forest Management, West Hararghe Zone of Oromia regional state, Ethiopia 

  Abduletif Ahmed, Eman (HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY, 2019)

  Globally the approaches to forest governance underwent a significant change over the last decades, a shift from top-down or state centered forest governance towards the community based forest governance. Participatory ...
• DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS’ PARTICIPATION AND INTENSITY OF PARTICIPATION INGROUNDNUTCOMMERCIALIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM BABILE DISTRICT, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA 

  Megersa, Oromia(MSc); Seyoum, Chanyalew (PhD); Ndemo, Eric (PhD); Kifle, Dereje (Ass.prof.) (HARAMYA UNIVERSITY, 2019-11)

  This study was conducted in Babile district to examine the determinants of farmers‟ groundnut commercialization and to assess opportunities and constraints in groundnut commercialization. Cross sectional research design ...
• RELEVANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FARMER TRAINING CENTERS (FTCs) BASED TRAINING IN GUREWA DISTRICT, EAST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA 

  Abdureman Omer, Suleymen; Lemma, (PhD) Tesfaye; Beyene, (Prof.) Fekadu (Haramaya university, 2021-01)

  The main purpose of this study was to analyze the relevance and effectiveness of FTCs based training in Gurawa woreda in terms of changes in knowledge, attitude and practical levels, and explore institutional linkages ...
• DETERMINANTS OF AGRO-PASTORAL HOUSEHOLDS’ POVERTY STATUS: THE CASE OF GODAY DISTRICT, SHABELE ZONE, SOMALI NATIONAL REGIONAL STATEOF ETHIOIPIA 

  Dibad Raage, Mubashir; Haji, (PhD) Jema; Egie, (PhD) Mahdi (Haramaya university, 2020-09)

  This study tried to assess agro-pastoral households’ poverty status in the Godey district to enhance the effectiveness of poverty alleviation programs for development actors. It specifically aimed at analysing agro-pastoral ...
• DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS’ PARTICIPATION IN REFORESTATION PROGRAM: THE CASE OF CHIRO DISTRICT, WEST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE 

  Kiniso, Aman; Beyene, (Ph.D.) Fekadu; Yousuf, (Ph.D.) Jemal (Haramaya university, 2013-01)

  The main objective of the study was to determine factors influencing farmers’ participation in reforestation program and to examine factors influencing extent of farmers’ participation in tree planting areas the case of ...

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