Participatory Promotion of Improved Chickpea Varieties in Habro and Oda Bultum Districts of West Hararghe Zone

Fekede Gemechu

doi:10.7176/jnsr/11-17-06

Abstract

This activity was conducted during the 2013 main cropping season at Habro and Oda Bultum districts of West Hararghe Zone to evaluate the performance of improved chickpea variety on farmer’s field and strengthen stakeholder’s linkage in the study area. A total of seventy (70) farmers from both district were participated for the activity. Three improved variety of chickpea (Minjar, Natoli and Habru) were evaluated with local checked to create awareness for farmers. 0.125 of land were used for each variety on each farmer’s field. The result of the study showed that Minjar variety performed well than other improved varieties and local check in terms of yield from the same area on farmer’s field. In addition, farmers also prefer Minjar variety in terms of its seed quality, seed size, early maturity and disease resistance over other improved varieties and local check. So, concerning body should scale up further for similar agro ecology to improve chickpea production and productivity of farming community. DOI: 10.7176/JNSR/11-17-06 Publication date: September 30 th 2020

Highlights

Agriculture is the fundamental driver for Ethiopia’s economy and long-term food security as it offers about 8085% of employment, more than 61% of the total export and 38.5% of gross domestic product of the country (Jima & Birhan 2017)
Legumes constitute a critical component of the agricultural system in Ethiopia; about 12 legume crops are grown in the country
Chickpea is one of the major pulses grown in Ethiopia, mainly by subsistence farmers usually under rain fed conditions

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Agriculture is the fundamental driver for Ethiopia’s economy and long-term food security as it offers about 8085% of employment, more than 61% of the total export and 38.5% of gross domestic product of the country (Jima & Birhan 2017). Ethiopia has diverse agro-ecology that permits different agricultural systems and production of different crops. Chickpea is one of the major pulses grown in Ethiopia, mainly by subsistence farmers usually under rain fed conditions. It is one of the main annual crops in Ethiopia both in terms of its share of the total cropped pulse area and its role in direct human consumption. It is grown widely across the highlands and semi-arid regions of the country (Bejiga et al 1996). The dry stems and leaves and husk after threshing are feed to livestock

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