Abstract
Ethiopian economy is supported by its agricultural sector which is fundamental instrument for poverty alleviation, food security, and economic growth. One of the constraints in agricultural research is weak participatory project planning to alleviate agricultural problems. Any research activities carried out without baseline information were not targeted on root problems of the research area. Most of research activities carried out in the field was not considered constraints and opportunity of the study area. In other words, in agricultural research, poor problems identifications before field demonstration/experimentation may lead to reaching in to false finding. Therefore, this community level based project planning/CLPP/ assessment was aimed to identify agricultural constraints and opportunities of targeted Woredas of Silte, Gurage Zones and Yem Special woreda in 2008 E.C. The assessment was done from Silte Zone in (Alicho Weroro, Misrak Azernet Berbere and Mierab Azernet Berbere districts), from Gurage Zone (Geta, Enemor Ener, Gummer, Endigagn and Cheha Woredas) and Yem special woreda. Therefore, this paper highlights the CLPP (community level project planning) assessment was reported in tabular and listed. The aim of this assessment was to provide information to those who develop demand driven research activities. The assessment report mainly focused on Natural resource research constraint and opportunities of Worabe agricultural research center AGP-II thematic Woredas by selected representative kebeles from each Woreda in the project zones. All the collected constraints and opportunities of natural resource research directorate were listed down in tabular form and short bulleted discussion from each woredas’ were written in precisely. In addition to this, major problems of the area were attempted to narrate below in the table shortly. The study shows there were different research constraint almost all in assessed woredas’ which needs intervention of natural resource research work in different disciplines.
Highlights
Ethiopia is the second most popular country in Africa next to Nigeria
The assessment report mainly focused on Natural resource research constraint and opportunities of Worabe agricultural research center AGP-II thematic Woredas by selected representative kebeles from each Woreda in the project area
On Irrigation Water Management practice issues:- Rain water harvesting technology gap, Low Irrigation practice gap, new technology adoption gaps and Market chain or linkage gap. In this CLPP assessment reported, major constraints for each area were discussed in detail for all natural resource research disciplines
Summary
Ethiopia is the second most popular country in Africa next to Nigeria. Most of peoples’ were living in high land areas with 85% of its population were in rural and dependent on agriculture [1]. Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation stated in [2] reported that agriculture contributes highly in terms of export, employment, and subsistence to the Ethiopian economy. It contributes 50 percent of GDP, 85 percent of employment (the rural population of Ethiopia), 90 percent of earnings from export, and 70 percent of raw material. Agriculture is the mainstay of the Ethiopian economy, accounts for 90% of the total foreign exchange earning, 50% of the GDP, and provides employment for over 85% of the country’s labour force While this makes it the most important sector in the country, it has been characterized by poor and relatively declining performance since the late 1960s and early 1970s. Cereal production has been negative since 1972 with the exception of a few years [3]
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