MSc Thesis Abstracts School of Agricultural Economics

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MSc Thesis Abstracts

School of Agricultural Economics and
Agribusiness Management
Volume I
(1996-2013)

Edited and Compiled by:
Nigussie Dechassa, Mengistu Ketema
Mulugeta Yitayih, Firesenbet Zeleke and
Bekelu Teshome

November 2014
Haramaya University

Preface
Scarcity of documented information on hitherto done research at our university has
often remained the concern of scientists. Therefore, this book of abstracts has been
compiled by the Office of Research Affairs with the aim of providing researchers with
quick and easy reference for planning further research as well as for teaching purposes.
This book contains most of the abstracts of MSc thesis research conducted by students
of the stream of Agricultural Economics from 1996 up to 2013. However, we would like
to inform readers that, due to limited access to some of the graduate students’ theses, we
have been unable to include all of the abstracts in this first edition. We hope that the
second edition will be more inclusive than this one. The order of the author names
under each title indicates the student, major advisor, and co-advisors.

Table of Contents

1. Assessment of Smallholder Farming Systems in Selale and Jarso Areas of North Shoa Zone of
Oromia ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Use of Crossbred Cows for Milk and Traction in the Highlands Ecoregion: A Whole-Farm
Evaluation .................................................................................................................................................. 2
3. Agricultural Credit and Factors Impeding Loan Repayment Performance of Smallholders in
West Shewa: the Case of Alemgena Woreda ....................................................................................... 3
4. Smallholder Farming Systems and their Potential for Optimum Utilization of Resources in
North Wollo, Ethiopia: a Case of Meket District............................................................................... 4
5. An Assessment of Factors Affecting Adoption of Improved Wheat Technology and Its
Impact: The Case of Hula Woreda, Ethiopia ...................................................................................... 5
6. Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of New Wheat and Maize Varieties in Tigray,
Ethiopia: The Case of Hawzien Woreda.............................................................................................. 6
7. Feasibility Study of the Remedial Measure Plan for the Reduction of Threats Caused by the
Expansion of Lake Beseka...................................................................................................................... 7
8. Determinants of Fertilizer Adoption in Ethiopia: The Case of Major Cereal Producing Areas .. 8
9. Factors Influencing Loan Repayment of Rural Women in Eastern Ethiopia: The Case of Dire
Dawa Area ................................................................................................................................................. 9
10. Economics of Crop- Livestock Integration: The Case of Smallholders in Boreda Woreda,
Southern Ethiopia .................................................................................................................................. 10
11. Evaluation of Technical Efficiency of the Ethiopian Grain Mill Products Manufacturing
Industry .................................................................................................................................................... 11
12. Determinants of Household Food Security in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia: The Case of Boke
District of Western Hararge Zone ...................................................................................................... 12
13. The Performance of Hides and Skins Marketing in the Amhara National Regional State ....... 13
14. Cattle Marketing in Western Shewa .................................................................................................... 14
15. Financial Performance of Dry Coffee Processing Firms in Oromia: The Case of Western
Wallaga Zone .......................................................................................................................................... 15
16. Management of Moisture Stress Risk in Crop Production in North-Eastern Ethiopia: The
Case of Kalu District ............................................................................................................................. 16
17. Determinants of Farmers‟ Willingness to Participate in Soil Conservation Practices in the
Highlands of Bale: The Case of Dinsho Farming System Area ..................................................... 17
18. Women‟s Workload and their Role in Agricultural Production in Woreda and Non-Woreda
Basic Service Areas: The Case of Yem ............................................................................................... 18
19. Impact of Incentive System on Soil and Water Conservation Activities in Ambassel Area
South Wollo, Ethiopia ........................................................................................................................... 19
20. Adoption of Improved Sweet Potato Varieties in Boloso Sore Woreda, Southern Ethiopia .. 20
21. Adoption of Crossbred Dairy Cows in Arsi Zone: The Case of Tiyo and Lemu-Bilbilo
Woredas ................................................................................................................................................... 21
22. Impact of Technology on Wheat Production in Bale Highlands: The Case of Smallholder
Farmers .................................................................................................................................................... 22
23. Patten of Credit Use and Its Impact on Small Farmers Income: A Study in Dire Dawa Area,
Eastern Ethiopia ..................................................................................................................................... 23
24. Non-Farm Employment and Farm Production of Small Holder Farmers-A Study in Edja
District of Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................ 24
25. Dimensions and Determinants of Food-Insecurity among Rural Households in Dire Dawa,
Eastern Ethiopia ..................................................................................................................................... 25
26. Influence of Land Size on Household Food Security: The Case of Deder District of Oromiya
Region....................................................................................................................................................... 26
27. Analysis of Agricultural Land Size Fragmentation and Its Effects: The Case of Highlands of
North Shawa, Oromiya, Ethiopia ........................................................................................................ 27
28. Factors Affecting the Economic Status of Target Groups of Micro Finance Institutions: The
Case of Oromia Credit and Saving Share Company – Kuyu Branch ........................................... 28
29. Resource Allocation under Risk: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Arsi-Negele ................. 29
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30. Impact of Community Managed Irrigation on Farm Production Efficiency and Household
Income: The Cases of Woliso and Wonchi Districts of Oromiya Regional State ..................... 30
31. Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Wheat Production: A Study in Machakel Woreda,
Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................................... 31
32. Gender Diffrence and Its Impact on Agricultural Productivity: The Case of Wenchi District
in South West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia ................................................................................................... 32
33. Determinants of Use of Soil Conservation Measures by Smallholders in Jimma Zone: The
Case of Dedo District ........................................................................................................................... 33
34. Demand for Fertilizer in Oromiya: The Case of Two Districts in North Shewa Zone ............ 34
35. Performance of Cattle Marketing System in Southern Ethiopia with Special Emphasis on
Borena Zone ........................................................................................................................................... 35
36. Growth, Direction and Structure of Ethiopian Coffee Exports ................................................... 36
37. Ethiopia‟s Haricot Bean Exports: Pattern, Market Share, Constraints and Prospects .............. 38
38. Economic Impact of Malaria on Peasant Agriculture: The Case of Pawe Special Woreda ...... 39
39. Socio-Economic Determinants of Child Malnutrition in the Rural Areas of Harari National
Regional State, Ethiopia. ....................................................................................................................... 40
40. Adoption and Profitability of Kenyan Top Bar Hive Bee Keeping Technology: A Study in
Ambasel Woreda of Ethiopia .............................................................................................................. 41
41. Analysis of Factors Influencing Adoption of Triticale (X-Triticosecale Wittmack) and Its
Impact: The Case of Farta Woreda..................................................................................................... 42
42. Determinants of Formal Source of Credit Loan Repayment Performance f Smallholder
Farmers: The Case of North Western Ethiopia, North Gondar ................................................... 43
43. Assessment of Comparative Advantage of Horse Bean and Lentil Production in Basona
Werana Woreda, North Shewa, Ethiopia .......................................................................................... 44
44. Analysis of Technical Efficiency in Sorghum Production: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in
Raya-Azebo District, Southern Tigray, Ethiopia .............................................................................. 45
45. Economic Efficiency of Some Selected Tanneries in Ethiopia: A Policy Analysis Implication
................................................................................................................................................................... 46
46. Technical Efficiency of Maize Production: A Case of Smallholder Farmers in Assosa Woreda
................................................................................................................................................................... 47
47. Determinants of Land Degradation in the Lake Tana Basin and Its Implications for
Sustainable Land Management: The Case of Angereb and Gish-Abbay Watersheds ............... 48
48. Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Devolution of Natural Resource
Management in Adaba-Dodola Forest Priority Area ...................................................................... 49
49. Environmental Goods Scarcity and Its Effect on Demand for Children and Child Mortality:
The Case of Sekota District,Wag Himra Administrate Zone of the Amhara National Regional
State .......................................................................................................................................................... 50
50. Measuring Rural Household Food Security Status and Its Determinants in the Benishangul
Gumuz Region, Ethiopia: The Case of Assosa Woreda ................................................................. 51
51. Household Food Insecurity in Dodota-Sire District, Arsi Zone: Coping Strategies and Policy
Options .................................................................................................................................................... 52
52. The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Smallholder Farmers of Alamata District, Southern
Tigray, Ethiopia ...................................................................................................................................... 53
53. Determinants of Private Investment at National and Regional Level with Particular Reference
to Dire Dawa and Harari Regional States .......................................................................................... 54
54. Factors Determining Supply of Rice: A Study in Fogera District of Ethiopia ........................... 55
55. Economics of Coffee Bean Marketing: A Case Study of Goma District in Jimma Zone of
Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................................... 56
56. Dairy Marketing Patterns and Efficiency: A Case Study of Ada‟a Liben District of Oromia
Region, Ethiopia..................................................................................................................................... 57
57. Dimensions and Determinants of Poverty in Pastoral Areas of Eastern Ethiopia: The Case of
Shinile Zone in Somali National Regional State ............................................................................... 58
58. Farmers‟ Response and Willingness to Participate in Water Harvesting Practices: A Case
Study in Dejen District/East Gojam Zone ....................................................................................... 59
59. Conservation Costs of Wild Population of Coffee Arabica in Montane Rainforest of Ethiopia
................................................................................................................................................................... 60
60. Demand for Beef in Addis Ababa ...................................................................................................... 61
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61. The Impact of Small Scale Irrigation on Household Food Security and Assessment of Its
Management Systems: The Case of Filtino and Godino Irrigation Schemes in Ada Liben
District, East Shoa, Ethiopia ................................................................................................................ 62
62. Determinants and Dimensions of Household Food Insecurity in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia . 63
63. Farmers' Perceptions of Land Degradation and Determinants of Household Food Security
Status at Middle Catchment of Bilate Watershed ............................................................................. 64
64. Household Savings Behavior and Determinants of Savings in Rural Savings and Credit
Cooperatives: The Case of Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia ..................................................... 65
65. Analysis of Red Pepper Marketing: The Case of Alaba and Siltie in SNNPRS of Ethiopia ..... 66
66. Farmers Participation in Contract Farming: The Case of Bread Wheat (Triticum Aestivum
L.Em.Thell) Production in Womberma Woreda, Amhara National Regional State .................. 67
67. Performance of Primary Agri-Cooperatives and Determinants of Members‟ Decision to Use
as Marketing Agent in Adaa Liben and Lume Districts .................................................................. 68
68. Determinants of Farmers‟ Willing Ness to Pay for the Conservation Strategy of National
Parks: The Case for Simen Mountains National Park ..................................................................... 69
69. Socio-Economic and Institutional Determinants of Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes Utilization
in Bale Zone, Oromiya National Regional State ............................................................................... 70
70. Sesame Market Chain Analysis: The Case of Metema Woreda, North Gondar Zone, Amhara
National Regional State ......................................................................................................................... 71
71. Vegetable Market Chain Analysis in Amhara National Regional State: The Case of Fogera
Woreda, South Gondar Zone .............................................................................................................. 72
72. Economics of Urban Dairy Farming in Hawassa Town, Southern Nations, Nationalities and
Peoples Regional State ........................................................................................................................... 73
73. Risk Aversion Behavior of Farm Households and the Role of Credit Usage in Kobbo
District, North Wollo Zone of Ethiopia ............................................................................................ 74
74. Performance of Coffee Marketing Cooperatives and Members‟ Satisfaction in Dale District:
SNNPRS-Southern Ethiopia ................................................................................................................ 75
75. The Impact of Ibnat-Belessa Integrated Food Security Program on Household Food Poverty
................................................................................................................................................................... 76
76. Spatial Price Dynamics and Pricing Conduct of Major Wheat Markets in Ethiopia .................. 77
77. The Role and Performance of Primary Coffee Cooperatives in the Coffee Market Chain: The
Case in Wonago and Yirgacheffe Woreda, Snnprs, Ethiopia ......................................................... 78
78. Impacts of Productive Safety Net Programme on Households‟ Assets Protection: The Case of
Habru and Ambassel Districts in Amhara Region, Ethiopia ......................................................... 79
79. Price and Market Chain Analysis of Indigenous Sheep in South Ethiopia: The Case of Bonga
................................................................................................................................................................... 80
80. Determinants of Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Structures at Farm Level: The
Case of Ambassel District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia..................................................................... 81
81. Determinants of Households‟ Demand for Credit Service from “Rural Savings and Credit
Cooperatives”: The Case of Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia................................................... 82
82. Performance of Microfinance Institutions and Factors Affecting the Intensity of Loan
Repayment in Eastern Ethiopia: The Case of Dire, Harar and Oromia Credit and Saving
Share Company (Haramaya Branch) ................................................................................................... 83
83. Determinant of Agriculture Loan Repayment Performance: The Case of Development Bank
of Ethiopia ............................................................................................................................................... 84
84. Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Wheat Production: The Case of Smallholder Farmers and
Commercial Farms in Bale Zone of Oromia .................................................................................... 85
85. Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Groundnut Production: The Case of Smallholder
Farmers in Harari Region ..................................................................................................................... 86
86. Technical and Cost Efficiencies of Ethiopian Agro Food Processors ......................................... 87
87. Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Wheat Production on Vertisol: The Case of Enebsie Sar
Mider Woredain East Gojjam .............................................................................................................. 88
88. Technical Efficiency of Poultry Farms: The Case of East Shewa Zone of Oromiya ................ 89
89. Impact Assessment of Input and Output Market Development Interventions by Ipms
Project: The Case of Gomma Woreda, Jimma Zone ...................................................................... 90
90. The Impact of Food Price Inflation on Rural Households‟ Food Security in Moyale and
Shashemene Districts of Oromia Regional State, in Ethiopia ....................................................... 91
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91. Impact Evaluation of Input and Output Market Development Interventions: A Case Study of
Improving Productivity and Market Success (IPMS) Project in Bure District ........................... 92
92. Impacts of Productive Safety Net Program on Households‟ Assets Protection and Creation:
The Case of Haramaya and Kersa Districts in Oromiya Region, Ethiopia ................................. 93
93. Impact Assessment of Input and Output Market Development interventions of the IPMS
Project: The Case of Alaba and Dale Woredas, SNNPRS, Ethiopia............................................ 94
94. Women Empowerment and Its Impact on Agricultural Productivity: The Case of Kersa
District in Eastern Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia ................................................................................... 95
95. Impact of Livestock Credit on Poverty Status and Asset Possession of Rural Households: The
Case of Fadis Woreda in East Hararghe Zone, Oromia Regional State ...................................... 96
96. Value Chain Analysis of Fairtrade Coffee: The Case of Bedeno Woreda Primary Coffee
Cooperatives, East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia ................................................................................... 97
97. Groundnut Value Chain Analysis in Eastern Ethiopia ................................................................... 98
98. Malt Barley Market Chain Analysis: The Case of Wegera District, North Gonder Zone,
Amhara National Regional State ......................................................................................................... 99
99. Determinants of Red Pepper Market Supply: The Case of Jabitehinan Woreda, West Gojjam
Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia .......................................................................... 100
100. Market Chain Analysis of Red Pepper: The Case of Bure Woreda, West Gojjam Zone,
Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia...................................................................................... 101
101. Microfinance and Women‟s Empowerment: The Case of Harar Microfinance Institution. 102
102. Determination of Optimal Livestock-Crop Enterprise Combination and Resource
Allocation in Agro-Pastoral Areas of Afar Region: The Case of Ayssaita and Afambo
Districts .................................................................................................................................................. 103
103. Analysis of Factors Determining Farmers‟ Participation in Local Seed Production: The Case
of Womberma and Guagusa Shekudad Woredas of Amhara National Regional State ........... 104
104. Determinants of Farm Diversification and Households‟ Production Decisions under Risk:
The Case of Eastern Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia .............................................................................. 105
105. Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS and Willingness to Participate in HIV/AIDS
Prevention of Rural Households: The Case of Harari Regional State........................................ 106
106. Willingness to Pay for Improved Domestic Water Service: The Case of Bullen Town,
Metekel Zone, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia ..................................................... 107
107. Willingness to Pay for Improving and Protecting Multiple Use Water Resources: The Case
of Kersa District, Eastern Hararghe ................................................................................................. 108
108. Willingness to Pay for Rainfall Based Insurance by Smallholder Farmers in Central Rift
Valley of Ethiopia: The Case for Dugda and Mieso Woredas ..................................................... 109
109. Demand for Agricultural Mechanization/Tractorization/ by Smallholder Farmers: The Case
of Arsi Zone, South-East Oromia Regional State .......................................................................... 110
110. Determinants of Credit Repayment and Fertilizer Use by Members of Cooperatives in Ada
District, East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region ...................................................................................... 111
111. Technical Efficiency of Eastern and Rift Valley Route Rose (Rosa Hybrida) Cut Flower
Farms in Awash Melkassa, Bishoftu and Ziway Districts of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
................................................................................................................................................................. 112
112. Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Lentil (Lens Culnaris Medikus) Production: The Case of
Gimbichu District, Eastern Shewa Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia ................................................... 113
113. Severity and Determinants of Rural Household Food Security Status in Angolelanatera
Woreda, N/Shewa Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia ....................................... 114
114. Determinants of Household Food Security Status: The Case of Productive Safety Net
Program Participants in Goro Gutu Woreda, East Hararge Zone, Oromiya, Ethiopia ......... 115
115. Impact of Savings and Internal Lending Communities Program (Silc) by Women on
Households Economy: The Case of Dire Dawa Administration................................................ 116
116. Impact of Integrated Watershed Management on Household Livelihoods: The Case of
Umbullo Wacho Watershed of Hawassa Zuria District in Sidama Zone, Southern Nations
Nationalities and Peoples‟ Region ..................................................................................................... 117
117. Impact Assessment of Input and Output Market Development Interventions of the IPMS
Project: The Case of Mieso Woreda, Oromiya National Regional State, Ethiopia .................. 118
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118. The Impact of Productive Safety Net Program on Asset Accumulation and Investment in
Sustainable Land Management in the Central Rift Valley: The Case of Adamitulu Jido
Kombolcha and Meskan Districts .................................................................................................... 119
119. Impact of Microfinance on Poverty Reduction of Participating Women Households: The
Case of Dire Microfinance Institution............................................................................................. 120
120. Value Chain Analysis of Vegetables in Daro Lebu District of West Hararghe Zone, Oromia
Region, Ethiopia .................................................................................................................................. 121
121. Value Chain Analysis of Sugarcane: The Case of Kalu District, South Wollo Zone of
Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia ..................................................................................... 122
122. Market Chain Analysis of Teff and Wheat Production in Halaba Special Woreda, Southern
Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................................. 123
123. Households‟ Willingness to Pay for Improved Rural Water Supply: Application of
Contingent Valuation Method in Haramaya District .................................................................... 124
124. Determinants of Income Distribution: Inequality Decomposition Analysis, Bench Maji Zone
Sheko District ...................................................................................................................................... 125
125. Determinants of Rural Households Participation in Non-Farm Activities and Its Effect on
Income Distribution: The Case of Wonchi District in Central Oromia ................................... 126
126. Rural Labour out Migration and Improved Agricultural Technologies Adoption: Evidence
from Fifteen Peasant Associations in Ethiopia .............................................................................. 127
127. Impact of Resource-Based Conflict on the Livelihood of Pastoral and Agro-pastoral
Households: The Case of Erer District in Somali Regional State, Ethiopia ............................. 128
128. A Comparative Study of Food Security Status between HIV/AIDS Affected and Non-
affected Households in Dire Dawa Town, Dire Dawa Administration Region ...................... 129
129. The Performance of Hides and Skins Marketing in Gedeo Zone, Southern Nations,
Nationalities and People Regional State, Ethiopia ........................................................................ 130
130. Impact of Urbanization of Addis Ababa City on Peri-urban Environment and Livelihoods
................................................................................................................................................................ 131
131. Impact of Small- Scale Irrigation on Food Security of Rural Households: The Case of Dire
Dawa Administration.......................................................................................................................... 132
132. Determinants of Farm Household Poverty: The Case of Lay Gayint District, South Gondar
Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia ......................................................................... 133
133. Analysis of Farmers Perception of Land Degradation and Adoption of Soil and Water
Conservation Technologies in Shebedino Woreda, Sidama Zone, Snnpr ................................ 134
134. Socioeconomic Determinants of Child Nutrition in Central Highland of Amhara National
Regional State: The Case of Menz Mama Woreda ........................................................................ 135
135. Technical Efficiency of Haricot Bean Seed Production: The Case of Small Scale Seed
Growers in Boricha District, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia ................................................. 136
136. Market Chain Analysis of Fruits for Gomma Woreda, Jimma Zone, Oromia National
Regional State ....................................................................................................................................... 137
137. Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Performance of Ethioipa‟s Agriculture Versus
Industry Sector: The Case of Economic Partnership Agreement between European Union
and Africa-pacific- Caribbean Countries ......................................................................................... 138
138. Effect of Adoption of Soil Conservation Technologies on Household Food Security in
Central Highlands of the Amhara Region: A Case Study of Menz Gera District ................... 139
139. Farmers‟ Willingness to Pay for the Conservation of Wildlife Resources: The Case of Babile
Elephant Sanctuary ............................................................................................................................. 140
140. Determinants of Smallholder Commercialization of Horticultural Crops in Gemechis
District, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia ......................................................................................... 141
141. Determinants of Perceptions and Choice of Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change among
Pastoral Households in Harshin Woreda of Somali Regional State, Ethiopia ......................... 142
142. Factors Influencing Credit Repayment of Smallholder Farmers in Lume District, Oromia
Regional State ....................................................................................................................................... 143
143. Economic Efficiency of Wheat Seed Production: The Case of Smallholders in West Gojjam
Zone of Amhara Region .................................................................................................................... 144
144. Magnitudes and Determinants of Food Insecurity among Agro-Pastoral Households in Jijiga
District, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia. ....................................................................................... 145
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145. Impact of Rubber Plantation on Livelihoods and Ecosystem Services in Gura Ferda
Woreda, Bench Maji Zone, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State,
Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................................. 146
146. Impact of Productive Safety Net Program on Households‟ Food Security and Asset
Holding: The Case of Haramaya District in Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia ....... 147
147. Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS on Agricultural Production of the Rural Households: The
Case of Kersa and Gursum Woredas of East Hararge Zone, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia ..... 148
148. Analysis of Market Chains of Ginger (Zingiber Officinale Rosc): The Case of Boloso Bombe
and Kindo Koisha Woredas of Wolaita Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia ............................................. 149
149. Assessment on the Performance of Sorghum Seed Supply System: The Case of Babile
District, Eastern Hararge Zone, Oromia Regional State .............................................................. 150
150. Willingness to Pay for Anti-Retroviral Drugs among People Living with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus: The Case of Kuyyu District-North Shoa Zone, Oromia Region . 151
151. Priority Area in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia ....................................................... 152
152. Determinants of Farmers‟ Participation in Preventive and Control Measures of Invasive
Species: The Case of Parthenium in Boset Woreda, East Shewa Zone of Oromiya Region . 153
153. Performance and Integration of Onion Markets: The Case of Kombolcha District of East
Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia .................................................................................................................... 154
154. Households' Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management in Urban Area: The
Case of Addis Abba, Ethiopia ........................................................................................................... 155
155. Assessment of Food Insecurity, Its Determinants and Coping Mechanisms among Pastoral
Households of Afar National Regional State: The Case of Zone One, Chifra District .......... 156
156. Analysis of Vegetable Marketing in Eastern Ethiopia: The Case of Potato and Cabbage in
Kombolcha Woreda, East Hararghe Zone, Oromia National Regional State .......................... 157
157. Economic Efficiency of Groundnut Production: A Comparative Study of Local Seed
Business Project Participant and Non-Participant Farmers in Babile District, Eastern Ethiopia
................................................................................................................................................................. 158
158. Impact of Resettlement Programme on the Livelihood of Settlers: The Case of Sassiga
District of East Wallaga Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia ............................................... 159
159. Farm Households‟ Decision to Invest in Soil Conservation: The Case of Gozamin District
................................................................................................................................................................. 160
160. Technical Efficiency Analysis of Malt Barley Production: The Case of Smallholder Farmers
in Debark Woreda, North Gondar Zone of the Amhara National Regional State ................. 161
161. Analysis of Improved Box Hive Technology Adoption by Smallholder Farmers: The Case of
Ahferom Woreda, Central Zone of Tigray Region, Ethiopia ...................................................... 162
162. Gender Differentials in Drought Coping Strategies: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in
Menz Gera Midir Woreda of Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia ................................. 163
163. Impact of Improved Barley Scale Up/Out Program on Household Food Security in Meket
District, North Eastern Ethiopia ...................................................................................................... 164
164. Determinants of Loan Repayment Performance of Smallholder Farmers: The Case of Kalu
District, South Wollo Zone, Amhara National Regional State .................................................... 165
165. Impact of Domestic Biogas Technology on Rural Household S‟ Income and Labor Time:
The Case of Arbaminch Zuria and Meskan Districts in SNNPR, Ethiopia ............................. 166
166. Climate Change and Variability: Implications for Household Food Security in Agropastoral
Areas of Jijiga District, Eastern Ethiopia......................................................................................... 167
167. Determinants of Adoption of Improved Wheat Varieties by Smallholder Farmers: The Case
of Angacha Woreda, Kembata Tembaro Zone of Southern National Nationality People
Region .................................................................................................................................................... 168
168. Adoption of Improved Sorghum Varieties and Farmers‟ Varietal Trait Preference in Kobo
District, North Wolo Zone, Ethiopia .............................................................................................. 169
169. Adaptation Strategies of the Communities Surrounding Haramaya Lake towards Its
Disappearance, East Hararghe Zone Ethiopia ............................................................................... 170
170. Competitiveness and Comparative Advantage of Haricot Bean and Onion Production: A
Study in Dugda District of East Showa, Ethiopia ......................................................................... 171
171. Impact of Small-Scale Irrigation on Farm Households‟ Technical Efficiency: The Case of
Chulul Irrigation Schemes, Girawa District, East Hararghe Zone of Oromia National
Regional State, Ethiopia ...................................................................................................................... 172
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