Using agriculture extension agents to promote nutrition. Amare getahuns 1978 paper on agricultural systems in ethiopia is one of the few attempts to classify agricultural systems in ethiopia into a the highland mixed farming system, b low plateaux and valley mixed agriculture, c pastoral livestock production of the arid and semiarid zones and d commercial agriculture, and to describe the main characteristics of each system. Indepth assessment of the public agricultural extension. Agricultural growth programii agp2 overview of the program and concise account of the research component ethiopia has recorded fast economic growth over the past decade, with an average growth rate of 10. The ethiopian agricultural extension system and its role as a development actor. Background agricultural research in ethiopia began in jimma and ambo in 1952 and was extended to the then college of agriculture at alemaya in 1957 and later in 1965 included debre zeit. Data are drawn from field research carried out in 201516 in two districts of southwestern ethiopia. Assessment of the current extension system of ethiopia. Relative to other african countries, agricultural research in ethiopia is quite young.
The extension system in ethiopia, the participatory demonstration and training extension system padetes, is mainly financed and provided by the public sector, and has emphasized the development and distribution of standard packages to farmers. Though extension was practiced for many years in ethiopia, it is recently that smallscale farmers have got attention. Intensification of smallholder agriculture in ethiopia. Addis ababa march 202017 ethiopia has launched its first agricultural extension strategy today. In ethiopia, public agricultural extension services have been in action for about half a century.
For outcomes from agricultural research to bring about meaningful development in ethiopia, these issues, among many others, need to be addressed by the current and future ethiopian governments. Operational setup, challenges and opportunities pdf logo. Evaluation of the ethiopian agricultural extension with. The case of participatory demonstration and training extension system article pdf available in journal of social development in africa 181. Ethiopia s agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation 1 caused by overgrazing, deforestation, high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure making it. Ethiopian economic associationethiopian economic policy research institute eeaeepri. Agricultural extension for enhancing production and. Extension system and to identify the most important barriers to the adoption of modem agricultural inputs. Over the last five years, the extension programtraditionally financed and provided almost entirely by the public sector, representing almost 2 percent of agricultural gdp in recent. Ethiopian institute of agricultural research rhizobiabased. For content validi currently, the paes has adopted a participatory demonstration and training extension system. Though agriculture is the most important source of livelihood employing about 80% of the.
In ethiopia, public agricultural extension service paes has a history of more than sixty years, and is entrusted to bring about meaningful change to farmers. Seed, fertilizer, and agricultural extension in ethiopia david j. The program, financed on the basis of this agreement, has been under implementation in 96 high potential agriculture. Evaluating the impact of agricultural extension programmes in. Mar 01, 2014 in ethiopia, public agricultural extension services have been in action for about half a century. Section n provides a brief discussion on the method ofdata collection and the study areas. Organization and administration of agricultural extension service in ethiopia, ecafao joint agriculture division. Constraints, opportunities and socioeconomic factors. National strategy for ethiopias agricultural extension system. Indepth assessment of the public agricultural extension system of.
Madagascar, in ethiopia, samuel 2006 found that farmers are too reluctant to use chemical fertilizer as they believe it will damage the crop due to the erratic rain fall nature. Group extension for tree and coffee seedlings in ethiopia, rainwater harvesting in kenya, 14 a multipurpose womens group in kenya, 15 agricultural extension in zambia, 16 community laboursharing groups in kenya, 17 using farmers knowledge about soil types, 19 soil classification in kindo koysha, southern ethiopia, 23. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 3. Indepth assessment of the public agricultural extension system of ethiopia and recommendations for improvement article pdf available january 2010 with 556 reads how we measure reads. Pdf the ethiopian agricultural extension system and its role as a. However, the existing researchextensionfarmer linkages have been weak in developing countries including ethiopia.
The political economy of agricultural extension policy in. The state of agricultural extension services in ethiopia and their contribution to agricultural productivity. Jan 24, 2016 factors affecting agricultural extension for agricultural technology distribution and adoption 1. First of all, ethiopian solutions must be thought of by ethiopians. Ethiopias extension system has great potential to help farmers throughout the country. Mar 20, 2017 addis ababa march 202017 ethiopia has launched its first agricultural extension strategy today. Dec 21, 2015 the future of ethiopias agriculture monday, 21 december 2015 09. Factors affecting agricultural extension for agricultural technology distribution and adoption 1.
An economic analysis of the technological change injbur agricultural production systems, michigan state university, usa committee of ethiopian studies, 120 pp. Sustainable agricultural practices and agricultural. A core part of the governments investment in agriculture is the public agricultural extension system. C international food policy research institute ifpri. Spielman, dawit kelemwork, and dawit alemu development strategy and governance division, international food policy research institute ethiopia strategy support program ii, ethiopia ifpriaddis ababa p. Factors affecting agricultural extension for agricultural.
Agricultural research and development in ethiopia by efrem bechere phd texas tech university table of contents 1. A national extension system should reflect different strategies to meet the needs of various agroclimates and farmers this is referred to as pluralism. Since the 1980s, ethiopias extension system has followed a training and visit system that was introduced under the padetes program. Agriculture in ethiopia is the foundation of the countrys economy, accounting for half of gross domestic product gdp, 83. Modernizing national agricultural extension systems. Preface agriculture is the mainstay of the ethiopian population and a key sector of the countrys economy. Pdf on jun 25, 2017, gerba leta and others published the agricultural extension system in ethiopia.
Research, extension and farmers are the three main pillars of agriculture system and their effectiveness largely depends on the strong linkages among each other. This study aimed at understanding the impact of extension on the livelihood of farming communities and diversity of local crop varieties in guduru district, east wollega zone of oromiya regional state. Evaluation of the ethiopian agricultural extension with particular emphasis on the participatory demonstration and training extension system padetes responsibility ethiopian economic association. Agricultural extension and its impact on food crop diversity. Small ruminant production and management in the agropastoral and pastoral farming system is characterized by a lowoutput system based on open grazing and the use of crop residues. The ethiopian extension system uses ftcsbased agricultural. Agricultural research started with the establishment of the ambo and jimma colleges of agriculture in 1947 and the imperial college of agriculture and mechanical arts todays alemaya university in 1953.
Research and developments issues do not function in vacuum. The government of ethiopia has tried to implement this technologyled extension programme particularly since the mid1990s in a highprofile national program. The state of agricultural extension services in ethiopia and. Suggested farmerdriven extension management structure 34 7. Commercial poultry production in ethiopia is characterized by a.
This study was conducted to assess the strengths and constraints of the public extension system and to provide suggestions on best fit solutions and their scaleup opportunities. Alternatives to exclusively governmentfunded extension services must be found. These packages typically include seeds and commercial fertilizer, credit to buy inputs, soil and water. The study was carried out by involving 78 agricultural communities of the area and 12 representatives of the concerned governmental institutions. Agriculture has adopted the participatory extension system, which is. The findings of the study have showed as the agricultural extension system in the area. Ethiopia launches agricultural extension strategy ethiopia. However, on account of climatic, social and institutional factors contributing to low production and productivity, agriculture is. Moving toward an innovationdriven extension system to increase income 19 6.
But has this worked, and what the limitations of such a strategy. The current national agricultural research system 4. In 2010, the ministry of agriculture and natural resources adopted a participatory extension system. This book, therefore, recognizes the importance of agricultural education for extension service and assesses the competence level of college graduates working in north gondar of. Ethiopias achievements in rural development and extension as a result of this. Key functions of extension system seeking to achieve both national food security and improve rural livelihoods 17 5. Evaluation of the ethiopian agricultural extension with particular emphasis on the participatory demonstration and training extension system padetes corporate author. Seed, fertilizer, and agricultural extension in ethiopia.
Zef working paper dd zentrum fur entwicklungsforschung. A closer look at planning and implementation fasil kelemework, habtemariam kassa ethiopian economic associationethiopian economic policy research institute eeaeepri, 2006 agricultural extension work 34 pages. In october 2010, a fiveyear agricultural growth program agp i was signed between the government of ethiopia goe, and the world bank ida including other development partners. However, the existing research extension farmer linkages have been weak in developing countries including ethiopia. Studies show that ethiopia has the largest agricultural extension system in subsaharan africa, and third largest in the world after china and india swanson and rajalahti, 2010.
Ethiopia, with a current estimated population of 77 million growing at a rate of 2. The national strategy chimes with a widely held view that poverty reduction in ethiopia is. Introducing a system of crop intensification sci based on system of rice intensification developed in madagascar 25 years ago in ethiopia finger millet average 4 6 tha compared to about 2 tha normal practice. Comparative extension investment in select developing countries 15 4. Attitude of farmers of their level of involvement in. Ethiopian development research institute the state of ethiopias agricultural extension system and effects on modern input use and productivity by thomas woldu with guush berhane and fanaye taddese ethiopian economics association eea 14th international conference on the ethiopian economy july2124, 2016 addis ababa 1 2. The future of ethiopias agriculture monday, 21 december 2015 09. However, professionals left in the extension system are unskilled and lack appropriate competencies. The results of impact evaluations conducted in 10 ssa countries including kenya, somali, ivory coast, rwanda, burkina faso, uganda, zimbabwe, mozambique, ethiopia, and tanzania were collected from various websites for the analysis.
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