Oromia National Regional State Research Articles

Challenges and Opportunities of Small-Scale Irrigation Practice in Abay Chomen District of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Ethiopian economy is highly dependent on agriculture which is dominated by traditional rain-fed small-scale farmers. The government is working on irrigation development giving special emphasis to research activities on irrigation at different scales. In this study, two-stage sampling technique was used to select 167 target respondents. The primary data were collected using an interview schedule and conducting focus group discussions and key informant interview. Various documents were reviewed to collect the secondary data. Moreover, different constraints related with lack of market access, topography associated with distance of land from water source, inadequate government support, and poor or nonexistent market linkage, poor irrigation water management and development were forwarded by the participants. To solve the problems and improve small-scale irrigation practice, the government, should attempt to hamper factors that hinder small-scale irrigation practice and enhance factors that initiates small-scale irrigation practice. Keywords : Abay Chomen District, Challenges, Opportunities, Small-Scale Irrigation Practice DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/11-17-03 Publication date: September 30 th 2021

Enhancing Production of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): Evidence from Demonstration and Participatory Evaluation of Improved Potatoes in Kellam and West Wollega Zones

Selection of appropriate varieties and quality seed to be planted is the most important steps in boosting agricultural production; failures to do so would result in loss of yield or market acceptability of crops. To ensure this demonstration of improved potato varieties were conducted in West and Kellam Wollega Zones of Oromia national regional state. Different participatory technology evaluations were employed to enable farmers to select the variety/varieties which fit their local conditions based on their own preference. The result obtained indicated that, the production of Belete variety can increase potato production by 56.26% and Gudane can increase potato production by 49.95% in Zones compared to the local practice. More importantly, farmers were enabled to select varieties based on their own criterion, Accordingly, the direct matrix ranking indicated Belete variety as their first choice with the total percentage of 42.32%, Gudane and Local second and third with total percentage of 38.62% and 19.05% respectively. Besides, the profitability analysis indicated higher profit was obtained from Belete variety followed by Gudane. Therefore, based on the agronomic yield under farmers’ management conditions and farmers’ preference to the varieties, extension service providers and other concerned bodies should give attention to increasing the adoption of improved Belete and Gudane varieties in the target areas to boost potato production. Keyworlds: Belete; Demonstration; Gudane; Pair wise ranking; Potato. DOI: 10.7176/FSQM/110-01 Publication date: September 30 th 2021

Frontiers of Extraction and Contestation: dispossession, exclusion and local resistance against MIDROC Laga-Dambi Gold Mine, southern Ethiopia

Resource frontiers in Ethiopia have served as spaces of state power consolidation and wealth accumulation and as manifestations of asymmetrical power relations between state and society. Successive Ethiopian regimes pursued high-modernist development models under broader narratives of civilizing ‘backward’ societies and ‘transforming’ ‘unproductive’ spaces into productive resources. Although much of state intervention in the pastoralist frontiers was effected through large-scale commercial farming, extractive industries have become another dimension of frontier expansion. Ethiopia's liberalization of its mining economy in the 1990s has attracted private investors to the politically marginalized peripheries in the country. Accordingly, MIDROC Laga-Dambi Gold Mine, the largest private gold-producing company in the country, was in 1997 granted a 20-year lease over 485 km2 of land in Guji zone, Oromia National Regional State. The company soon developed an exclusionary approach in its relations with local communities with little investment in social services, local employment and environmental sustainability. On the contrary, its strong link to the macro-political order and reliance on coercive power in subduing local resistance enabled it to create an enclave where it operated without accountability for two decades. This paper analyzes the interplay between the macro-political order and local practices and power constellations at the mining site, and how such interplay reconfigured state-society relations, leading to conflict and eventual suspension of the mining company's license in May 2018. The paper argues that the company's exclusionary approach was rooted within the political formation of the Ethiopian state that considers such territories as resource frontiers (full of resources but empty of people). The paper asks how questions of entitlement at the local level, mining micro politics, and the national political order are entangled and produce different forms of contestation and negotiation. It concludes that this entanglement shapes how mining companies operate and also how states formulate mining policies.

Loan Settlement Performance of Oromia Credit and Saving Share Company Borrowers and Its Determinants in Ada’A Barga District, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

In developing countries like Ethiopia Microfinance institutions are playing an essential role in poverty reduction; to provide the provision of micro-credit, savings, and other services to the poor that are excluded by the commercial banks for collateral and other reasons. However, there is a loan repayment problem, which discourages rural finance organizations from promoting and extending credit. Therefore, this study focuses on identifying the factors affecting the loan repayment performance of OCSSC borrowers in Ada’a Barga district, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. Purposive and random sampling technique was used to select 139 sampled respondents. Both primary and secondary data sources were used for this study. Descriptive statistics and t-test and chi-square test analyses were employed to compare defaulters and non-defaulters with the explanatory variables. Also, binary logit econometric model was used to examine the factors that affect credit repayment performance of the selected sampled household borrows of OCSSC. The result showed that out of 139 chosen respondents, 56 were defaulters and 83 were non-defaulters. A total of twelve explanatory variables were included in the empirical model and out of the total hypothesized explanatory variables involved in the model, age, educational level, celebration of social ceremony and participation in off/non-farm activities were positively and statistically significantly affected loan repayment performance at 1% significance level. Moreover, livestock ownership positively affected loan repayment at 5% 1% significance level. On the contrary purpose of borrowing and family size was negatively and significantly affected loan repayment performance at 5% and 10% significance level. Therefore, the study recommended that the identified significant variables have to be a springboard for further interventions by financial institutions, stakeholders and policymakers to come with a breakthrough to significantly decrease or even avoid defaulting problems., Keywords: Binary logit; defaulters; loan repayment; non-defaulters; OCSSC DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-15-04 Publication date: August 31 st 2021

Squatter Settlement: Costs and Contributing Factors in Jimma Town, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract Urbanization and urban growth are considered as a modern way of life which manifests economic growth and development in many countries. On the other hand, it yields a number of evils, especially unplanned (squatter) settlement. The study conducted on the area of squatter settlement in Jimma town is aimed to explore the socioeconomic factors contributing for squatter settlement and its effect on social, economic and institutional conditions of settler and development of the town. The study was guided by qualitative research approach and employed cross-sectional and phenomenological design in which primary data required for the analysis was collected through key informant interview, focus group discussion, non-participant observation as well as secondary data from document and analyzed by thematic analysis. The findings of this study revealed that, the root cause identified for squatter settlement is shortage of residential house and its consequential high price of house rent, the need of holding large plot of land and inefficient land administration system. Other findings indicated that squatter settlement incur costs on both the government and the squatter. Squatter settlement creates fear and dearth of confidence on the land they hold illegally, poor infrastructure due to lack of government interventions and low social service delivery, and social distress within the community. The study also found out that squatting displaces the host ex-farmers from their farmland and leads to consequent poverty and livelihood disasters. It is recommended that, political will in accessing residential land and financial commitment of the government is required. Active participation of the public and abiding legal procedures in accessing residential land is vital.

Reproductive Health Constraints in Dairy Cows Managed Under Smallholder Farms of East Shewa, Ethiopia

Reproduction is a basic requirement to increase stock size, successfully replace culled cows and maintain constant milk production in dairy farms. However, the reproductive physiology of dairy cows is disturbed by several factors, the most important of which are reproductive disorders. The current study was conducted to identify major reproductive health problems in two selected zones of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. Reproduction and production performance history of selected cows were collected from 123 farm owners. The mean age, parity, age at first calving (AFC), age at first service (AFS), calving to first service (CFS), service per conception (SPC), average calving interval (ACI), the average lactation length and average daily milk yield were 65.8 ± 30.5 M, 2.48 ± 1.6, 30 ± 8.6 M, 19.61 ± 6.3, 3.3 ± 1. 7M, 2.75 ± 1.74 M, 14.3 ± 3.4 M, 11.5 ± 3.4 M and 12.3 ± 6.6 L, respectively. From a total of 252 studied dairy cows, 102 (40.5%) had either a history or active reproductive health problem. Among the problems identified, mastitis (43.6%), abortion (13.8%), retention of placenta (21.3%) and dystocia (7.4%) were found with high magnitude. While Vaginal prolapses (1.6%), repeated breeding (3.25%) and anoestrus (5.3%) were other reproductive health problems with a relatively lower incidence rate. Age (p= 0.01), Breed (p=0.04) and body condition (p=0.04) were identified as risk factors for reproductive problem. The observed reproductive health problems were higher as compared to other reports. Therefore, the constraints need to be addressed using holistic interventions which consist of feeds and nutrition, breeding and health packages. DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/11-11-02 Publication date: June 30 th 2021

Loan Repayment Performance of Oromia Credit and Saving Share Company Borrowers and Its Determinants in Ada’A Barga District, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

In developing countries like Ethiopia Microfinance institutions are playing an essential role in poverty reduction; to provide the provision of micro-credit, savings, and other services to the poor that are excluded by the commercial banks for collateral and other reasons. However, there is a loan repayment problem, which discourages rural finance organizations from promoting and extending credit. Therefore, this study focuses on identifying the factors affecting the loan repayment performance of OCSSC borrowers in Ada’a Barga district, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. Purposive and random sampling technique was used to select 139 sampled respondents. Both primary and secondary data sources were used for this study. Descriptive statistics and t-test and chi-square test analyses were employed to compare defaulters and non-defaulters with the explanatory variables. Also, binary logit econometric model was used to examine the factors that affect credit repayment performance of the selected sampled household borrows of OCSSC. The result showed that out of 139 chosen respondents, 56 were defaulters and 83 were non-defaulters. A total of twelve explanatory variables were included in the empirical model and out of the total hypothesized explanatory variables involved in the model, age, educational level, celebration of social ceremony and participation in off/non-farm activities were positively and statistically significantly affected loan repayment performance at 1% significance level. Moreover, livestock ownership positively affected loan repayment at 5% 1% significance level. On the contrary purpose of borrowing and family size was negatively and significantly affected loan repayment performance at 5% and 10% significance level. Therefore, the study recommended that the identified significant variables have to be a springboard for further interventions by financial institutions, stakeholders and policymakers to come with a breakthrough to significantly decrease or even avoid defaulting problems., Keywords: Binary logit; defaulters; loan repayment; non-defaulters; OCSSC DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/12-9-05 Publication date: May 31 st 2021

Impact of Agricultural Cooperatives on Income of Households: The Case of Ejere District, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Agricultural cooperative is widely considered as a vital foundation that can help smallholder farmers to overcome the constraints that hinder them from taking advantages of their business. The major concern of this study is, to evaluate the impact of agricultural cooperative on total annual income of participant households in Ejere district of West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. To meet the objectives of study a total of 430 sample households were randomly interviewed. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression and propensity score matching were used to analyze data. The logistic regression output showed that access to extension services, marital status, clarity of cooperative objectives, perception and access to credit service were positively and significantly influenced the participation of household head in agricultural cooperative at (P<0.01) whereas access to market information and total livestock unit positively and significantly influenced the participation of household head in agricultural cooperatives at (P<0.05). Propensity score matching estimation result significant difference between agricultural cooperative participant and non-participant in terms of total annual income. That is, the total annual income of agricultural cooperative participants is 14,990.076Birr higher than that of non-participants. Thus, policy makers should focus on providing extension services, raising market information as well as increasing access to credit services of cooperatives in the study area. Keywords: Annual income, Cooperatives, Impact, logistic, outcome JEL: M2 L3 R2 DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/13-9-03 Publication date: May 31 st 2021

Determinants of Agricultural Output in Doba Woreda, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

This Research was conducted to examine the determinant of agricultural output in Doba woreda. The objective of the study was to identify the major determinants of agricultural output in the study area. In order to achieve this objective, the study used both primary and secondary source of data. The primary data was collected through questionnaires and interviews. The secondary data was collected from agricultural office of the woreda and from other documents. The sampling technique was random sampling method with sample size of 100 respondents. The collected data was analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics. The majority farmers of the woreda live with large family size, small and fragmented land, large number of illiteracies, use traditional method of farming, and low female participation in the agricultural activities which lead agricultural productivity low. To avoid such problems, the woreda administration should be provide subsidy, credit with low interest rate, give training to illiterate to the farmers and also appreciate to use irrigation to avoid rainfall uncertainty. Keywords: Agriculture, determinant and output DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-9-05 Publication date: May 31 st 2021

Preparation and characterization of vermicompost made from different sources of materials

The study was conducted during 2020, at Fedis district of East Hararghe Zone, Oromia National Regional State; Ethiopia. Composting is a process where waste organic materials derived from plants and/or animals are decomposed by microbial action under aeration to produce a friable homogenous product that is added to soil.

The Unexplored Socio-Cultural Benefits of Coffee Plants: Implications for the Sustainable Management of Ethiopia’s Coffee Forests

Coffee is among the most popular commodity crops around the globe and supports the livelihoods of millions of households along its value chain. Historically, the broader understanding of the roles of coffee has been limited to its commercial value, which largely is derived from coffee, the drink. This study, using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, explores some of the unrevealed socio-cultural services of coffee of which many people are not aware. The study was conducted in Gomma district, Jimma Zone, Oromia National Regional state, Ethiopia, where arabica coffee was first discovered in its natural habitat. Relying on a case study approach, our study uses ethnographic study methods whereby results are presented from the communities’ perspectives and the subsequent discussions with the communities on how the community perspectives could help to better manage coffee ecosystems. Coffee’s utilities and symbolic functions are numerous—food and drink, commodity crop, religious object, communication medium, heritage and inheritance. Most of the socio-cultural services are not widely known, and hence are not part of the benefits accounting of coffee systems. Understanding and including such socio-cultural benefits into the wider benefits of coffee systems could help in promoting improved management of the Ethiopian coffee forests that are the natural gene pools of this highly valuable crop.

Determinants of Cow Milk Commercialization in Yabello District, Borana Zone of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Milk is an important dairy product socially and economically in pastoral area of Ethiopia generally and Yabello district particularly. It is a source of food and cash income for the majority of milk producers. This study was aimed at analyzing cow milk market participation and determinants of cow milk commercialization. Data were collected from154 randomly selected producers in the district through a structured questionnaire. Both descriptive statistics and econometric models were used to analyze the data. The double hurdle model was used for analyzing cow milk market participation (first hurdle) and determinants of cow milk commercialization (the second hurdle). In first hurdle, the result of Probit Regression Model revealed that cow owned (TLU), cooperatives membership, production experience, market place, availability of labor force (adult equivalent) and age of the household head played a significant role in cow milk market participation. In the second hurdle, the result of Truncated Regression Model revealed that cows owned (TLU), milk production experience (year), market distance and age of the household head were found to significantly influence the cow milk commercialization in the study areas. Therefore, focuses are needed to support households for dairy commercialization in the study area. Especially, focus should be given to the establishment of a market place for milk and dairy product, supporting cooperative, selection of local breed, which determine the cow milk commercialization in the study area. Keywords: dairy commercialization, Yabello, Smallholder, Market Participation, Tobit, probit DOI: 10.7176/JMCR/78-03 Publication date: April 30 th 2021

Assessing the Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Production and Distribution of Livestock Across Value Chain Approach: The Case of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

The aim of the study was to assess the economic impact of the Coronavirus on the production and distribution of livestock across the value chain approach in the case of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia, based on a total survey of 320 farmers. Descriptive statistics were used to present the effects of the pandemic on the marketing and consumption of major crop production and dairy products in the study areas. Survey result indicated that about 160 small holder farmers those involved in agriculture in the study areas were impacted by COVID-19 crises because the revenue of the farmer were close to down from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. The survey results also indicated that more than 37 per cent of the sample households in the study area affected by the COVID-19 crisis on workforce reduced consumer confidence. Lower demand in virus-affected states across the world will be transferred down the value chain, affecting demand and production levels at each stage, even in areas not directly affected by the virus. It seems that logistical issues linked to the COVID-19 crisis are creating extra costs in the coffee marketing system. Logistical and administrative issues regarding to the COVID-19 during the production time in the study areas were very low to providing service particularly input and fertilizer for the farmers on the time. Therefore, this study recommends that both fiscal and monetary policy instruments introduced by the government to fight the pandemic shall be continued, enforced and implemented in a coordinated way to support the effectiveness of interventions until the economy recovers.

Commitment Levels of Health Care Providers in Using the District Health Information System and the Associated Factors for Decision Making in Resource-Limited Settings: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

BackgroundChanging the culture of information use, which is one of the transformation agendas of the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, cannot become real unless health care providers are committed to using locally collected data for evidence-based decision making. The commitment of health care providers has paramount influence on district health information system 2 (DHIS2) data utilization for decision making. Evidence is limited on health care providers’ level of commitment to using DHIS2 data in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aims to fill this evidence gap.ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the levels of commitment of health care providers and the factors influencing their commitment levels in using DHIS2 data for decision making at public health care facilities in the Ilu Aba Bora zone of the Oromia national regional state, Ethiopia in 2020.MethodsThe cross-sectional quantitative study supplemented by qualitative methods was conducted from February 26, 2020 to April 17, 2020. A total of 264 participants were approached. SPSS version 20 software was used for data entry and analysis. Descriptive and analytical statistics, including bivariable and multivariable analyses, were performed. Thematic analysis was conducted for the qualitative data.ResultsOf the 264 respondents, 121 (45.8%, 95% CI 40.0%-52.8%) respondents showed high commitment levels to use DHIS2 data. The variables associated with the level of commitment to use DHIS2 data were found to be provision of feedback for DHIS2 data use (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.85, 95% CI 1.02-3.33), regular supervision and managerial support (AOR 2.84, 95% CI 1.50-5.37), information use culture (AOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.03-3.59), motivation to use DHIS2 data (AOR 1.80, 95% CI 1.00-3.25), health needs (AOR 3.96, 95% CI 2.11-7.41), and competency in DHIS2 tasks (AOR 2.41, 95% CI 1.27-4.55).ConclusionsIn general, less than half of the study participants showed high commitment levels to use DHIS2 data for decision making in health care. Providing regular supportive supervision and feedback and increasing the motivation and competency of the health care providers in performing DHIS2 data tasks will help in promoting their levels of commitment that can result in the cultural transformation of data use for evidence-based decision making in health care.

Analysis Gender Roles in Beef Cattle Value Chain: In West Shewa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Gender is an important aspect of beef cattle value chain analysis since gender relations both affect and are affected by the ways in which the value chains function. Gender issues fundamentally shape the totality of production, distribution and consumption within an economy but have often been overlooked in value chain development. Thus, understanding gender relationships and adjusting methods and messages is crucial for the full participation and benefits of all the community. The study was aimed at analyzing Gender Roles in beef cattle value chain in Toke Kutaye and Bako Tibe Districts, West Shewa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected for the study. The data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data for this study were collected from 376 producers, 30 fatteners, 20 traders, 10 butchers, 12 hotels, 2 local abattoirs and 10 consumers; totally 460 respondents by using interview schedule, site visit and personal observation. Data analysis was made using descriptive and inferential statistics and gender analysis frameworks. The results of Harvard Analytical Framework showed that at the lower stage of beef cattle value chain there were contributions of all gender categories and the marketing activities of beef cattle value chain were dominated by men’s role. Men have more access to and control of resources than women along the beef cattle value chain activities. But there is a probability that both men and women have almost equal benefit from resources along the beef cattle value chain. It was concluded that men, women, boys and girls participation in marketing, access to and control of resources are not equal in beef cattle value chain. Therefore, the recommendation was empowering women by improving their access to resources and services, control over the resources and gender mainstreaming in the value chain.

Determinants of Households’ Decision to Save at Household Level: Evidence from Small holder Farmers’ of Ambo District, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Saving is an important economic growth to be studied under the purview of the economic arena on an individual as well as household basis. In a country like Ethiopia, the income standard is almost uncertain and leads to more consumption rather than saving which has now been a central problem. The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of farmers’ decision to save at household level. Both primary and secondary data source were used for this study during 2018/19. Accordingly, the study was based on the survey of a total of 130 farmers covering three kebeles of Ambo district. Besides, binary logit model was used to analyse the factors affecting households’ decision to save. The results of this study indicated that education level of the household head, income of the household and land holding size had positively and significantly affected households’ decision to save. But distance from microfinance Institution had negatively and significantly affected households’ decision to save in the study area. This study recommends that in order to make micro-economic successful these factors and problems need to be taken into consideration by policy makers to encourage farmers to participate in saving.

Assessment of the Wheat Value Chain Role in Food Security in Arsi Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

The study examined the role of wheat value chain in the food security in Arsi Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. It uses both primary and secondary data collected through questionnaires, FGD, interview and desk review from a total of 336 randomly selected households. Data were analyzed using value chain mapping, percentage and cross-tabulations of frequency distribution. The result from the value chain analysis indicates the main actors in the study area include input suppliers, producers, brokers, wholesalers, processors, traders, and consumers, while the supporting actors are DAs, BoARD, cooperatives/unions, trade and industry office, and financial/credit institutions. Farmers receive a low-profit shares (23.81%) despite the fact that they are determined to produce quality wheat and bearing all the related risk of production. Farmers in the study area encounter marketing problem during harvesting seasons which accommodate the cost of production and create profit. Likewise, the well function of wheat value chain enhances the food security status of the poor in increasing their production and productivity, and generating income which increases their economic capacity. Therefore, the study recommends the government and other stakeholder should create effective and efficient market which benefit the farmers on one hand and strengthening the well function of value chain which increases the participation of the farmers in the chain.

Efforts and Challenges in Protecting Prisoners’ Rights in Ilu Abba Bor and Buno Bedelle Zones

The paper strongly emphasizes on the prisoners’ rights in Oromia National Regional State particularly the prisoners’ rights of Bunno Bedele and I/A/Boor prison administration. Accordingly, the aim of this research is to is to test the extent to which rights of prisoners are enforced at the study area and then to suggest possible solutions for intervention or re-intervention (against any gap to be identified) to the stakeholders such as: The Prison Administration, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the Judiciary. Thus, in order to identify the problems concerning the protections of prisoners’ right in the two zones’ Prison Administration, deep interviews and personal observations were conducted with prisoners and with top officials of different prison institutions. In doing so, the paper identified the problems concerning the protection of prisoners’ rights to food and water, free medical services, the right to sanitations, the right to bedding and clothing, the right to contact with families. Further, the existing proclamation and regulation regarding to the treatments of prisoners could not properly protect the rights of prisoners because both the proclamation and regulation not clearly provide the rights of prisoners as provided in other International Human Rights that directly related with protection of prisoners. Based on the findings, the researchers proposed the amendments of the existing regulations for the protections of prisoners’ rights and the need of a country-wide minimum standards and rules that govern every prisons institution of the country.

The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Micro and Small Enterprises: Empirical Evidences from Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Micro and Small Enterprises: Empirical Evidences from Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Factors Affecting Smallholder Farmers Participations in Cluster Crop Production: Evidence from Selected Districts of West Shewa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

| The modern conception of agribusiness development clusters emerged in the 1960s around traditional export commodities such as coffee, cotton and cocoa. Thus, this study was initiated to describe socio-economic factors of cluster crop producers, challenges of cluster crop production, and examine factors affecting smallholder farmers’ participation decision in cluster crop production. By employing two-stage sampling techniques, data was collected from 160 farm households of selected Western Shewa zone districts, namely Ejersa-Lafo, and Bako-Tibe. Data was emanated from primary sources, which administrated by semi-structured questionnaire using personnel interview. On top of this, the focus group discussion was carried out on particular topics to supplement primary data source discussions. Both descriptive statistics and a probit regression model was employed for analysis. The descriptive statistics revealed that 127 sampled farmers participated in cluster crop production, while the remaining 33 were not. On the other hand, the result of probit model regression had shown that household-related factors such as being a male, economic dependency ratio, farmer experience, marketable surplus supply, and seed multiplication objectives were positively affecting the probability of participation decision while wealth variable like owning a large number of livestock was negatively affecting participation decision. Further, institutional service factors like the acquisition of awareness and frequency of extension contact positively affecting participation decision; however, obtaining training had a negative effect. Generally, farm household’s internal factors and external factors affecting cluster crop production. Therefore, intensive support for program implementation can be expected from the government by augmentation of stakeholder coordination to aspire to agribusiness growth.