Abstract
Agricultural sector is a mainstay of farmers’ livelihoods in Ethiopia. Maize is a largest crop being grown in Ethiopia; however, currently, yield gaps are the challenges faced by the producers. This study has an objective of identifying the determinants of maize production of smallholder farmers. Data were collected from 200 farmers living in the selected kebeles (communes) of Meta district in the East Hararge zone of Oromia region, Ethiopia. The collected data was analyzed using multiple linear regression model. The result showed that the production of maize was influenced by several factors. Non-farm activity had a positive impact on the production of maize. Thus, the farmers who had money from non-farm sources utilized these additional incomes as inputs to gain more maize production. The cultivated areas of land have a positive influence on the higher yields of maize. The maize crop production of smallholder farmers was negatively affected by Development Agent’s office. The study suggests that policy makers should encourage the current maize production by supplying improved seeds and fertilizers, which tend to support improving the smallholder farms.
Highlights
Nepal is well known for its rich biological and cultural diversities
In 2017, there were 274 establishments in Ivano-Frankivsk region, but at the time of this survey in the region, only 67 hospitality establishments were reported (Regional Department of Statistics of the IvanoFrankivsk Region, 2020). Such a sharp decrease in the numbers is due to the implementation of strict European directives and recommendations for the collection of statistics in Ukraine since 2018
The new data collection methodology does not consider the small commercial structures that are registered as special legal entities with limited turnover, which is common for most of the hotel businesses in the region
Summary
Nepal is well known for its rich biological and cultural diversities. Variability in physiographic and climatic condition has enriched the country with a high diversity of flora, fauna, ecosystems and cultural heritage. The country boasts over 11,971 flora species out of which 284 flowering plants are endemic to Nepal (MoFSC, 2014). Based on various publications related to flora of Nepal, about 5,833 species of flowering plants have been recorded by Koba et al (1994), 6,500 by DoF (2004), 6,973 by MoFSC (2014), and, recently, Rajbhandari et al (2017) have reported 5,309 species under 1,515 genera and 193 families. Non-Timber Forest Products and Livelihood linkage: A case of Lamabagar, Nepal. Non-timber forest products as ecological and biocultural keystone species.
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