Although soil and agronomy data collection in Ethiopia has begun over 60 years ago, the data are hardly accessible as they are scattered across different organizations, mostly held in the hands of individuals (Ashenafi et al.,2020; Tamene et al.,2022), which makes them vulnerable to permanent loss. Cognizant of the problem, the Coalition of the Willing...

This study investigated the determinants of raw milk marketing channel choice of dairy producers using cross-sectional data collected from 475 commercial dairy farms in selected towns of Ethiopia. Descriptive statistics and a multivariate probit (MVP) model were used to analyze the data. The result showed that milk marketing channel of the surveyed farms...

To determine biological strain rates on nodulation and yield of soybean in 2019 cropping season

Nitisols cover an extensive area of the agricultural landscape in the Ethiopian highlands. This study outlines the morphological and physico-chemical properties, and the mineralogical and total elemental composition of some Nitisol profiles based on soil survey at 250 m resolution. Analytical data of 46 Nitisol profiles were studied for soil pH, organic...

This study presents extension workers’ familiarization and application of reachable Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide agricultural advisory services. For the purpose of the study, 40 Agricultural Extension workers at district and rural villages were purposively selected from two districts and data collected using paper based...

Castor (Ricinus communis L.) is an industrial non edible oilseed adapted to drier areas. An experiment was conducted in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia to determine optimum plant population of castor variety Hiruy. Four plant (50, 60, 70 and 80 cm) and four row spacing (60,80,100 and 120 cm) were arranged in factorial combination and RCBD design in...

This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of fish parasites collected from selected small-scale fish farms in selected zones of Amhara regional state. Three small scale private fish farms and one government owned fish seed multiplication farm were considered in this study. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) samples were collected from selected...

Yield response of maize to Integrated application of Tithonia biomass and P fertilizer

This study was conducted to evaluate nutrient intake, growth performance, carcass characteristics and economic performances of yearling Arsi-Bale lambs fed diets based either sugarcane tops (SCT) silage or hay replacing natural pasture hay as a roughage source. The treatments were: natural pastures hay (NPH) without SCT (T1, control); substituting 33 and...

Diversification of agriculture is central to economic transformation. It contributes to increasing productivity, increasing household incomes, improving soil health (through crop rotation and nitrogen fixation), and sustainable intensification of agriculture. Using survey data from a regionally representative household survey, this paper examines the...

This paper, based on review and synthesis of adoption studies, presents the level of use of improved crop technologies as well as varietal adoption decision behavior of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Almost all of the crop technology adoption studies focused on improved seeds and chemical fertilizers while very few considered adoption of interrelated...

The International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement(CIMMYT) conducts selection of stress-tolerant genotypes under managed stress conditions. Data sets for this study were from Intermediate to Late Hybrid Trials (ILHT) conducted in five Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) countries from 2008 to 2011. Several trials, which were categorized into four...

Soil salinity is a threat for agriculture under irrigation as it affects the growth and development of plants and the problem is widespread in middle Awash where Amibara irrigated farms are present. Therefore, Measurements of groundwater depth were taken from thirty piezometers in the months of August, September, October, November and December to...

yield of wheat

Climatic data for Welmera district from 2013 to 2018

Integrated soil fertility management using organic and inorganic fertilizers is recognized as absolute soil fertility management aims to increase yield, a better option for improving agronomic efficiency, providing a more balanced supply of nutrients, and saving the cost of production. Considering the importance of integrated soil fertility management...

This research was conducted to understand changes of physicochemical properties of fruits of three apple cultivars as influenced by stage of maturity and packaging types over storage period of three weeks. The research was designed to replicate practices by the producers and along the value chains and to assess the fruit quality under the conditions of...

Soil is the dust of life. It is the basic foundation of agriculture, the prime industry in Ethiopia, and the spear point for sustained development. Therefore, there is a conjugal bond between people and soils. Not in the near future will we shift to food production in ponds to be securely comfortable. Hence, since we cannot live without soil, we could...

Tolera et al. 2018. Effect of Integrated Inorganic and Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Yield Components of Barley in Liben Jawi District

Although soil and agronomy data collection in Ethiopia has begun over 60 years ago, the data are hardly accessible as they are scattered across different organizations, mostly held in the hands of individuals (Ashenafi et al.,2020; Tamene et al.,2022), which makes them vulnerable to permanent loss. Cognizant of the problem, the Coalition of the Willing...