Farming System Characterization and Analysis of East Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Kifle Degefa; Getachew Biru; Galmessa Abebe

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Farming System Characterization and Analysis of East Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Kifle Degefa, Getachew Biru, Galmessa Abebe

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The study was characterizing and analyze the existing farming system and identify the production and marketing constraints of the East Wollega zone with cross-sectional data of 156 sample respondents. The farming system of the study area is characterized as mixed farming systems with 56.21% and 28.44% contribution of crop and livestock, respectively for livelihood activities. The survey result shows that low productivity, shortage/lack of improved varieties, weed infestation, high cost of inputs was identified as main important constraints in crop production while high transaction cost, lack of marketing linkage, low price of output and shortage of market information were reported as main constraints in crop marketing. Disease, feed shortage, grazing land shortage, and lack of improved breed were identified as main important constraints in livestock production whereas high transaction cost, low price output, shortage of market information, unorganized marketing system, and lack of market linkage were reported as main livestock marketing constraints. Besides, soil erosion, soil fertility decline, waterlogging, soil acidity, and termite were reported as the main important constraints in natural resources. To improving crop and livestock productivity access improved varieties and breed, capacitate farmers’ awareness on the disease, minimizes transaction cost, focus on the high-value crops, expanding soil and water conservation, strengthening market information and linkage where must the urgent concentration for interventions.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ijmfs.20200602.11
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Crop, Farming System, East Wollega, Livestock and Natural Resource

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Bako Agricultural Research Center, Bako, Ethiopia
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Bako Agricultural Research Center, Bako, Ethiopia

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