Abstract
Although some production and marketing restrictions are barely defined, Dera area is a potential teff producer in Ethiopia’s Southern Gondar zone. The study analysed teff production, focusing on factors that affect the volume of teff sold, based on data collected from household surveys, respondent interviews, and focus group discussions. Both descriptive and econometric analyses were used. The results show that teff grown in the study area is mixed, practised by 34.5% of households, followed by red teff (32.16%) with commonly used storage facilities such as Gota, Gotera, and Sack. In terms of marketing, the results show that 57.7% of teff produced in the 2019 sowing season was delivered to the market through rural retailers, wholesalers, and directly from producers to consumers. The result of the ordinary least squares estimates of the multiple linear regression model indicates the gender of the head of household, the experience of the head of household, the amount of teff produced, the lag in the market price of teff, on-farm income, in addition to payment outside the teff farm, positively affects the volume of teff sales. In contrast, livestock ownership and distance from the market have a negative and considerable impact. The paper also examines the main limitations and opportunities faced by farmers. The lack of an organised market and price setting is the most common limitation for farmers in the marketing system. Therewith, fraud and fluctuations in supply and demand, as well as insufficient working capital are considerable limitations for traders. However, the growth of urbanisation, continued price increases, and government investment in infrastructure development are great opportunities for both farmers and merchants. Thus, to have better results in the teff market, it is necessary to implement improved negotiation power, accurate market information, and infrastructure development. This study dictates a large number of further studies related to the impact of urbanisation on the consumption of processed teff products
Highlights
Agriculture remains the leading sector of the Ethiopian economy accounting for about 35.45% of gross domestic product (GDP) [1]
The overall objective of this study was to analyse the factors that determine the volume of teff marketed and associated challenges and opportunities in Dera woreda while the particular purposes addressed were: to investigate the production storage and marketing of teff; to analyse the factors that determine the volume of teff marketed; to identify the opportunities and challenges of teff production and marketing
The survey result indicates that the average family size of sample households was 5.37, which ranges 1 to 10 members with a standard deviation of 1.63
Summary
Agriculture remains the leading sector of the Ethiopian economy accounting for about 35.45% of gross domestic product (GDP) [1]. During 2010-2020, GDP grew by an annual average of 9.4% and the registered growth in GDP has been contributed by all sectors [2]. Crop production contributes more than 60% to agricultural GDP [3]. The most common agricultural crops grown in Ethiopia are grain crops (cereals, pulses and oil-seeds), fruits (banana, mango, avocado etc.) and vegetables (red pepper and Ethiopian cabbage), root crops (onion and garlic, potatoes, sweet potatoes) and stimulant crops (chat and coffee)[4]. Ethiopia is the centre of origin and genetic diversity for many economically important crops including teff, niger seed, enset, coffee, khat, and Ethiopian mustard or gomenzer [5]
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