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Desta Bati Nuno*1, Murad Mohammed Baker2
1Department of Statistics, College of Computing and Informatics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Email: destabati8@gmail.com | ORCID: 0000-0002-6660-8671
2Department of Statistics, College of Computing and Informatics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Email: murt.stat@gmail.com | ORCID: 0000-0002-1226-3145
*Corresponding Author
Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(4): 146-153. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040410
Received: 08 November 2021
Reviewed: 27 November 2021
Provisionally Accepted: 30 November 2021
Revised: 15 December 2021
Finally Accepted: 20 December 2021
Published: 31 December 2021
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The agricultural crop is a backbone in Ethiopia since the country's economy is mainly dependent on agriculture, which is dominated by subsistence smallholder farmers who are partially integrated into the market. The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of crop productivity among smallholder farmers in Haramaya distinct, Eastern Ethiopia. A two-stage random sampling procedure was employed to detect a sample containing 260 smallholder households in the study area. Data was collected through semi-structured questionnaire schedules administered to the selected household farmers. The features of smallholder farmers were analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models. The results indicated that the length of farming experience of the household head, number of economically active members in family, amount of organic fertilizer applied, irrigated land area, and soil fertility status of farmland were the significant determinants of agricultural crop productivity. To increase the production and productivity of smallholder farms, the farmers were provided with land irrigation. Based on these findings, the study recommends the provision of organic fertilizer to farmers. Policies should also target supplying improved technology and improved seed to enhance agricultural crop production in Ethiopia.
Farming; Fertilizer; Hararge zone; Irrigation; Linear regression
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Nuno, D.B. and Baker, M.M. (2021). The Determinants of Agricultural Crop Productivity among Smallholder Households in Haramaya Distinct, Eastern Ethiopia. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(4): 146-153. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040410
Nuno, D.B., & Baker, M.M. (2021). The Determinants of Agricultural Crop Productivity among Smallholder Households in Haramaya Distinct, Eastern Ethiopia. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(4), 146-153. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040410
Nuno D.B., Baker M.M. The Determinants of Agricultural Crop Productivity among Smallholder Households in Haramaya Distinct, Eastern Ethiopia. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 2021, 4 (4), 146-153. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040410
Nuno, Desta Bati, Baker, Murad Mohammed. 2021. “The Determinants of Agricultural Crop Productivity among Smallholder Households in Haramaya Distinct, Eastern Ethiopia”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4 no. 4: 146-153. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040410
Nuno, Desta Bati and Murad Mohammed Baker. 2021. “The Determinants of Agricultural Crop Productivity among Smallholder Households in Haramaya Distinct, Eastern Ethiopia”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4 (4): 146-153. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040410
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