Determinants of Profitability of Teff Producer Farmers in Menjar Shenkora Worda, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Zerihun Demessie Ayele

doi:10.7176/jesd/12-7-04

Abstract

The study was conducted with the main objectives to see the Determinants of Profitability of Teff Producer Farmers in Menjar Shenkora Worda, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. In order to accomplish the stud, both primary and secondary data were used. Primary data were collected from 350 teff producing farm households from 9 selected kebele administrations. For selection of farm households two stage random sampling technique was used. Hence, from 355 samples, 350/ (98.5 %/.) Households were willing to give all necessary information during survey. The data were also analyzed by logistic regression analysis. The regression result reveals that Family size, education level of household head, Distance from market, number of oxen, non-farm income and total costs are statistically significant at 1 % and 5 % level of precision. According to the study findings, the significant variables are the main determinant factors for profitability’s of teff producer farmers in the study area. On the other hand, the remaining variables like farmland size, credit access, extension contacts, price determination and amounts of teff productions are found to be statistically insignificant Thus, policy makers should work towards improving the access to more education, access to roads, supply credit to buy more oxen even there is agricultural machine at individual and group level, should create different opportunity to get alternative work or job access to teff producer farmers and some inputs should be subsidize at farm gate level to reduce their total costs of production by making different schemes in the areas. Keywords: Market Performance, Market channel, teff, actors, logistic regression model. DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-7-04 Publication date: April 30 th 2021

Highlights

Agriculture plays an important role in economic growth, enhancing food security and poverty reduction in most of developing world
According to survey results of educational level of respondents, the data indicated that 88.3% of the sample household head are illiterate and read and write, respectively
The study was conducted in Menjare shenkora district of Amara Regional state in North Shewa, Ethiopia

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Introduction

Agriculture plays an important role in economic growth, enhancing food security and poverty reduction in most of developing world. Smallholder agriculture is identified as a vibrant development tool for achieving Millennium Development Goals (World Bank, 2008) for those countries. It is the dominant economic activity in developing countries that contributes about 20 % of the GDP, 60 % of employment and 80% of the export. Agricultural product in many developing countries, are mixed family agriculture that means, many products used for consumption when the left is sold (World Bank, 2004). Different theoretical literatures and practical works indicate having efficient domestic agricultural commodity marketing system plays a major role in accelerating the profitability of farmers and growth of the agriculture sector. Different theoretical literatures and practical works indicate having efficient domestic agricultural commodity marketing system plays a major role in accelerating the profitability of farmers and growth of the agriculture sector. (Mohammed, 2011; Teferi et, al.2017)

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