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Socio-Economic Determinants of Maize Production of Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia
Murad Mohammed Baker*1, Desta Bati Nuno2
1Department of Statistics, College of Computing and Informatics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Email: murt.stat@gmail.com
2Department of Statistics, College of Computing and Informatics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Email: destabati8@gmail.com
*Corresponding author | ORCID: 0000-0002-1226-3145
Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(1): 29-39. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040103
Received: 26 December 2020
Reviewed: 19 January 2021
Provisionally Accepted: 28 January 2021
Revised: 21 February 2021
Finally Accepted: 28 February 2021
Published: 25 March 2021
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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.
Livelihood diversification; Adoption; Crop cultivation; Production factors; Smallholder farmers
Baker, M.M. and Nuno, D.B. (2021). Socio-Economic Determinants of Maize Production of Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(1): 29-39. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040103
Baker, M. M., & Nuno, D. B. (2021). Socio-Economic Determinants of Maize Production of Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(1), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040103
Baker M. M., Nuno D. B. Socio-Economic Determinants of Maize Production of Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 2021, 4(1), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040103
Baker, Mohammed Baker, Nuno, Desta Bati. 2021. “Socio-Economic Determinants of Maize Production of Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4 no. 1: 29-39. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040103
Baker, Mohammed Baker and Desta Bati Nuno. 2021. “Socio-Economic Determinants of Maize Production of Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4 (1): 29-39. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040103
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