Abstract
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important crop produced in Ethiopia for oilseed production and it was ranked first in total production from oil crops in 2013. The study is based on a survey of 166 farmers covering six kebeles in Gimbi district, Ethiopia with the objectives of identifying factors affecting choice of market outlet of sesame producers in the study area. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources in 2015/2016. Multivariate probit model was for analysis. The results indicated that the probability of wholesalers to choose an outlet was positively and significantly affected by household education, distance from the nearest market, quantity produced and market price of sesame but negatively affected by collector market outlets. On the other hand, the probability of choosing cooperative marketing outlet is positively affected by membership of cooperative and distance from the market whereas it is negatively affected by market price of sesame. Therefore, the study confirmed the continued viability of sesame marketing cooperatives as suppliers of sesame-to-sesame buyers in the study area. The results obtained have important implications for farm management and future of farmers, as well as for the assessment of their development impacts. Key words: Sesame, multivariate probit model, market outlet choices.
Highlights
Among the important oil crops grown in Ethiopia, sesame seed commands a unique position because of the fact that it is highly adapted to arid and semi-arid low land environment and yields fairly well
The results indicated that the probability of wholesalers to choose an outlet was positively and significantly affected by household education, distance from the nearest market, quantity produced and market price of sesame but negatively affected by collector market outlets
The probability of choosing cooperative marketing outlet is positively affected by membership of cooperative and distance from the market whereas it is negatively affected by market price of sesame
Summary
Among the important oil crops grown in Ethiopia, sesame seed commands a unique position because of the fact that it is highly adapted to arid and semi-arid low land environment and yields fairly well. Tsegede and Wolkayit in Tigray and Metema, Quara and Tach Armachiho in Amhara Regional State. These production zones account for more than 70% of the national production (Goitom, 2009). Ethiopia is among the top-five producers of oilseeds in the world. As a major producer of sesame, Ethiopia stands fourth in the global sesame market following China, India, and Burma, respectively and national sesame production has more than doubled in the past 5 years. Ethiopia exports almost all of its produce and is poised to become one of the top two leading sesame-exporting countries in the world, with a rapidly growing export performance in recent years, destined for markets in China, Japan, Korea, Israel and Turkey. Sesame is the major oil seed in terms of exports in Ethiopia, accounting for over 90% of the values of oil seeds exports (ATA, 2014)
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