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Abstract
<i>M.stenopetala</i> (Haleko) gained interest lately in Ethiopia due to its plentiful roles. This study aimed at evaluating the planting practice and current role of <i>M.stenopetala</i> based agroforestry in households’ economy. In order to attain these objectives three Kebeles were purposively selected. The study made use of data collected from 96 respondents across wealth categories. Then selected households’ survey was done through using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. Data analysed using Excel spread sheet where for economic profitability cost benefit analysis was generated and Net Present Value (NPV) and Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) were calculated. Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) was used for descriptive statistics, chi-square and one way ANOVA. Results revealed that majority of respondents’ (66.7) prefer planting <i>M.stenopetala</i> at homegarden agroforestry arrangement because, they perceived as, it enhances the yield of undergrowth root crops. The cost production of <i>M.stenopetala</i> planting is a profitable business with highest positive NPV and B/C which is 181678.22 ETB (US $ 6055.94) and 29.98 respectively with a discount rate of 6% through CBA aggregated over 10 years. This indicates the returns from <i>M.stenopetala</i> planting would be high and economically profitable in the study area. According to One-way ANOVA, annual income gained from <i>M.stenopetala</i> was highest for poor households than medium and rich (p< 0.05). Therefore, it is a useful multipurpose tree in the study area whose promotion should be encouraged in order to realize its full benefits in rural livelihoods since; it associated with more benefits than costs. Therefore, it could be decided that there is a great scope to improve the existing <i>M.stenopetala</i> with suitable approaches for maximizing income of farmers.
Highlights
Ethiopia is an agricultural country where large majority of people are engaged in cultivation of food crops and rearing of livestock
According to One-way ANOVA the findings revealed that, the annual net income gained from M.stenopetala was highest for poor households, followed by medium (4323 ETB) and rich (2145 ETB Birr) (Table 4, p< 0.05)
M.stenopetala tree leaves are cultivated for its different uses in the study areas
Summary
Ethiopia is an agricultural country where large majority of people are engaged in cultivation of food crops and rearing of livestock. Moringa stenopetala is among the most useful multipurpose trees planted and managed by rural people in the dry and sub-humid areas of Ethiopia [2]. Moringa species is one of the world’s most useful plants; it is a fast-growing, much more drought-tolerant and multi-purpose tree that it has been described as a ‘miracle tree’ [3, 4, 1, 5]. M.stenopetala was domesticated in the east African lowlands and is indigenous to southern Ethiopia. M.stenopetala is often called “cabbage tree” and is an important indigenous vegetable in south western Ethiopia where it is cultivated as a food crop [6]. In marginal dry parts of Ethiopia M.stenopetala tree is found intercropped with agricultural crops by the Konso
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