Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia

This study in Enebssie area, Ethiopia, aimed to identify farmers' wheat seed acquisition and transfer mechanisms; explore problems related to those mechanisms; document the status of previously released wheat varieties; and describe the seed system in Ethiopia. Multistage stratified sampling wa...

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Autores: Alemu, H., Verkuijl, H., Mwangi, W.M., Asmare Yallew
Formato: livro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:México
Recursos:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYT
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Palavra-chave:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
WHEAT
SEED
VARIETIES
SEED INDUSTRY
SEED PRODUCTION
FOOD SUPPLY
PRODUCTION POLICIES
CREDIT POLICIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
DEMOGRAPHY
INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
FARMING SYSTEMS
CROPPING PATTERNS
CROP MANAGEMENT
SMALL FARMS
HIGHLANDS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
INNOVATION ADOPTION
CONSUMER SURVEYS
ANALYTICAL METHODS
STATISTICAL METHODS
SAMPLING
SIMULATION MODELS
RESEARCH PROJECTS
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spelling Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, EthiopiaAlemu, H.Verkuijl, H.Mwangi, W.M.Asmare YallewAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGYWHEATSEEDVARIETIESSEED INDUSTRYSEED PRODUCTIONFOOD SUPPLYPRODUCTION POLICIESCREDIT POLICIESECONOMIC ANALYSISSOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTDEMOGRAPHYINPUT OUTPUT ANALYSISEXTENSION ACTIVITIESFARMING SYSTEMSCROPPING PATTERNSCROP MANAGEMENTSMALL FARMSHIGHLANDSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERINNOVATION ADOPTIONCONSUMER SURVEYSANALYTICAL METHODSSTATISTICAL METHODSSAMPLINGSIMULATION MODELSRESEARCH PROJECTSThis study in Enebssie area, Ethiopia, aimed to identify farmers' wheat seed acquisition and transfer mechanisms; explore problems related to those mechanisms; document the status of previously released wheat varieties; and describe the seed system in Ethiopia. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select 200 farmers for formal interviews. Descriptive statistics and a logic model were used to analyze the resulting data. Important factors influencing farmer's awareness of new wheat varieties included agroecological zone, access to credit, contact with information sources such as extension, and membership in an organization. The adoption of improved wheat varieties was significantly influenced by cultivated area, contact with information sources, membership in an organization, number of oxen owned, and farming experience. The research system must release wheat varieties more rapidly, as the disease resistance of some recent releases have deteriorated. To be successful, research must be supported by greater development of the seed industry. The weighted average age of wheat varieties in the Enebssie area in 1997 was 11 years, reflecting a poorly developed seed industry and infective extension services. Most farmers used recycle seed, and most obtained seed from other farmers rather that through formal channels. The extension system should strengthen its advisory role to farmers, especially on how to produce and preserve replacement seed, and should inform farmers about the characteristics of their varieties and their correct adaptation zones. More effort should be directed towards farmers in the highlands because of their limited access to information. The formal credit system needs to be strengthened and made appropriate for small farmers. Another positive step would be to review the stringent mechanism for releasing varieties. Policies and an institutional and legal framework should be developed to link the formal and informal seed sectors to function in a complementary way.47 pagesIARCCIMMYT2012-01-06T05:08:54Z2012-01-06T05:08:54Z1998info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPDFapplication/pdf970-648-022-6http://hdl.handle.net/10883/974reponame:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYTinstname:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigoinstacron:CIMMYTEnglishEthiopiaMexicoCIMMYT manages Intellectual Assets as International Public Goods. The user is free to download, print, store and share this work. In case you want to translate or create any other derivative work and share or distribute such translation/derivative work, please contact CIMMYT-Knowledge-Center@cgiar.org indicating the work you want to use and the kind of use you intend; CIMMYT will contact you with the suitable license for that purpose.Open Accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/9742024-10-11T19:59:11Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
title Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
spellingShingle Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
Alemu, H.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
WHEAT
SEED
VARIETIES
SEED INDUSTRY
SEED PRODUCTION
FOOD SUPPLY
PRODUCTION POLICIES
CREDIT POLICIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
DEMOGRAPHY
INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
FARMING SYSTEMS
CROPPING PATTERNS
CROP MANAGEMENT
SMALL FARMS
HIGHLANDS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
INNOVATION ADOPTION
CONSUMER SURVEYS
ANALYTICAL METHODS
STATISTICAL METHODS
SAMPLING
SIMULATION MODELS
RESEARCH PROJECTS
title_short Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
title_full Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
title_sort Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alemu, H.
Verkuijl, H.
Mwangi, W.M.
Asmare Yallew
author Alemu, H.
author_facet Alemu, H.
Verkuijl, H.
Mwangi, W.M.
Asmare Yallew
author_role author
author2 Verkuijl, H.
Mwangi, W.M.
Asmare Yallew
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
WHEAT
SEED
VARIETIES
SEED INDUSTRY
SEED PRODUCTION
FOOD SUPPLY
PRODUCTION POLICIES
CREDIT POLICIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
DEMOGRAPHY
INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
FARMING SYSTEMS
CROPPING PATTERNS
CROP MANAGEMENT
SMALL FARMS
HIGHLANDS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
INNOVATION ADOPTION
CONSUMER SURVEYS
ANALYTICAL METHODS
STATISTICAL METHODS
SAMPLING
SIMULATION MODELS
RESEARCH PROJECTS
topic AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
WHEAT
SEED
VARIETIES
SEED INDUSTRY
SEED PRODUCTION
FOOD SUPPLY
PRODUCTION POLICIES
CREDIT POLICIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
DEMOGRAPHY
INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
FARMING SYSTEMS
CROPPING PATTERNS
CROP MANAGEMENT
SMALL FARMS
HIGHLANDS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
INNOVATION ADOPTION
CONSUMER SURVEYS
ANALYTICAL METHODS
STATISTICAL METHODS
SAMPLING
SIMULATION MODELS
RESEARCH PROJECTS
description This study in Enebssie area, Ethiopia, aimed to identify farmers' wheat seed acquisition and transfer mechanisms; explore problems related to those mechanisms; document the status of previously released wheat varieties; and describe the seed system in Ethiopia. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select 200 farmers for formal interviews. Descriptive statistics and a logic model were used to analyze the resulting data. Important factors influencing farmer's awareness of new wheat varieties included agroecological zone, access to credit, contact with information sources such as extension, and membership in an organization. The adoption of improved wheat varieties was significantly influenced by cultivated area, contact with information sources, membership in an organization, number of oxen owned, and farming experience. The research system must release wheat varieties more rapidly, as the disease resistance of some recent releases have deteriorated. To be successful, research must be supported by greater development of the seed industry. The weighted average age of wheat varieties in the Enebssie area in 1997 was 11 years, reflecting a poorly developed seed industry and infective extension services. Most farmers used recycle seed, and most obtained seed from other farmers rather that through formal channels. The extension system should strengthen its advisory role to farmers, especially on how to produce and preserve replacement seed, and should inform farmers about the characteristics of their varieties and their correct adaptation zones. More effort should be directed towards farmers in the highlands because of their limited access to information. The formal credit system needs to be strengthened and made appropriate for small farmers. Another positive step would be to review the stringent mechanism for releasing varieties. Policies and an institutional and legal framework should be developed to link the formal and informal seed sectors to function in a complementary way.
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