ABSTRACT Faba bean is multi-purpose crop that plays an important role in the socio-economic life of farming communities. Chocolate spot disease, caused by Botrytis fabae is one of the yields limiting factor of this crop ...

The production and productivity of wheat is threatened by yellow rust which is the most economically important disease in wheat production areas. The survey was conducted at yellow rust prone areas of East Gojjam Adminstrative ...

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an oilseed crop with great significance due to its nutritional, industrial and economical values. However, farmers still produce sesame cultivars with low yielding performance and other ...

Potato is an important food and cash crop in Ethiopia which serves as a food security crop due to its nutritive value per unit area, wider adaptability and early maturity. However, the yield of the crop is constrained by ...

Onion is one of the most important cash crops grown in Ethiopia. However, the production and productivity of the crop in the country is very low, which is associated with inappropriate agronomic practices including use of ...

This study aims to analyze farmers’ willingness to pay /WTP/ for improved irrigation water use systems in Gumara irrigation schemes using double bounded dichotomous choice followed by open ended questions. The study ...

The importance of agricultural technology in enhancing the welfares of farmers can be realized when yield gain from the technologies results in meaningful gain in nutrietionaly adequate foods. In this regared, improved ...

Date palm cultivation contributes to eradicate food insecurity and malnutrition, improve agricultural productivity, improve livelihoods and enable inclusive and efficient agricultural food systems. To combat chronic and ...

In Ethiopia, small-scale farmers’ are exposed to a number of agricultural risks and uncertainties due to their livelihood’s vulnerability to variation in weather conditions. To manage these risks, introducing crop insurance ...