5 publications

• Published Subscription 13 Jul 2023

  Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Teff Technologies at Shashogo District, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia

  By Lakamo Liben, Tadele Hirgo

  Abstract: Teff is a highly important crop in Ethiopia in terms of both production and consumption. Population growth, low incomes, and urbanization have all contributed to an increase in demand for teff, which is predicted to continue. However, the teff production system largely depends on traditional methods. As a result, the crop yield has not reached at the desired level. Therefore, the pre-extension demonstration of improved teff technologies was conducted at …

  Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Ecology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 33–39 Read article →

• Published Subscription 30 Jun 2023

  Cluster Based Improved Bread Wheat Technologies Popularization In Yem-Special District, Southern Ethiopia

  By Lakamo Liben, Tadele Hirgo

  Abstract: Despite large area under cultivation, the mean yield of wheat per hectare is low.Limited access to improved wheat varieties and other relevant technologies is one of the contributing factor for low productivity. Popularization of better perfoerming wheat varieties is important to solve these problems. Therefore, these studies was undertaken to enhance the productivity of wheat through demonstrating early maturing and high yielding wheat varieties with improved management practices in 2023 …

  Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 19–23 Read article →

• Published Subscription 31 May 2023

  Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Lowland Enset at Gurage and Siltie Zones, Southern Ethiopia

  By Lakamo Liben, Tadele Hirgo, Abdirazak Abdala, Muluken Melese

  Abstract: The southern regions of Ethiopia have a variety of agroecologies suitable for various crops, including Enset, but their range is very limited. On this basis, the Worabe Agricultural Research Center has conducted a pre-expansion demonstration of the improved Enset technology in the Meskan and Dalochadistricts of the Gurage and Siltie zones from 2020 to 2023. The aim of the present study was to generate broader demand, increase production and assess …

  Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Food Science & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 39–43 Read article →

• Published Subscription 4 May 2023

  Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Taro with Newly Recommended Fertilizer Rate at Chaha District, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia

  By Lakamo Liben, Tadele Hirgo

  Abstract: InEthiopia,agriculturehasthepotentialtoaccountforarelativelylargeshareoftheGrossDomesticProduct,buttheproductivityofthissectorlagsbehindthecountry'spotential.One of the reasonsforthisisthelackofrecommendedfertilizerratesforcrops like taro.Therefore,this study aimedtodemonstrateimprovedtaroatthenewlyrecommendedfertilizerratesintheChahaDistrictoftheGuragezoneduringthemainharvestseasonof2021.The Districtwasdeliberatelyselectedbasedonthetechnicalgapsof farmers on the crop production.20farmersfrom2 kebeles,BoraandJato,wereselectedbasedontheirwillingnessandlandavailability.57farmersand11stakeholders with a total of 68 participantsweretrained.Itwasplantedin70cmb/nrowsand50cmb/nplantspacingataseedrateof30kg ha-1.ForthedemonstrationplotusingthenewrecommendedfertilizerrateNPS: 242 kg ha-1 and UREA: 180 kgha-1applied.Allrecommendedfarmingpracticeswereappliedequallytoallplotsandthefieldswerecarefullyandproperlymanaged.Datawerecollectedthroughmeasurements,interviewswithfarmers,andphotographs.Yieldand farmer’s preferencedatawerequalitativelyanalyzedusingmean,percentage, andfeedbackdata.Theaverageyieldsattonha-1fortarowiththenewrecommendedrateoffertilizerwere4.56and4.49,andwithoutfertilizerwere2.68and2.54forBora and Jato Kebeles respectively.Tuberyield,plantheightandearlymaturitywerecommonselectioncriteria,althoughtherewas a slightvariationinthecriteriaestablishedinthetwoKebelesbyfarmers.Inallkebeles,improvedtaro with newly recommended fertilizer rateoutperforms improved taro without fertilizer. The Benefit Cost Ratio result also showedthatusingimproved taro with a newly recommended fertilizer rate was moreprofitablethanusingwithoutfertilizer. So, using improved taro with newly recommended …

  Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 26–32 Read article →

• Published Subscription 27 Jan 2023

  Cluster Based Large Scale Demonstration of Improved Maize Technologies at Gurage Zone and Yem-Special District, Southern Ethiopia

  By Lakamo Liben, Tadele Hirgo, Aklilu Atinafu Atinafu

  Abstract: MaizeisastaplefoodforfarmersintheGurageZoneandYemSpecialDistrict.Acluster-basedlarge-scaledemonstrationofimprovedmaize(BH661)wasconductedduringthe2021main cropping season intheChahaandYemDistrictsoftheGuragezoneinsouthernEthiopiatofurtherdemonstratetheimprovedmaizetechnology.Themainpurposewastodemonstrateona wider scale.PotentialkebeleswereselectedfromeachDistrictbasedoncroptechnologygaps.Therefore,85farmerswereselectedfromtwodistrictscoveringanareaof21hectares.Beforeconductingthedemonstration,thefarmerwasorganizedintoaFarmerResearchGroupand119participants(85farmersand34otherstakeholders)weretrained. ImprovedseedswereprovidedbytheWorabeAgriculturalResearchCenter,and fertilizers andpesticideswereprovidedbyfarmers.Theseedingratewassetat25kgha-1,therowspacingat80cm,theplantingintervalat40cm,andthefertilizerapplicationrateatNPSat100kgha-1andUREAat100kgha-1.Manualweedingandothermanagement practicesweredoneasneeded. Awareness creation, grain yields, and farmers'perceptionswereanalyzedusingmean,percentages, and standard deviations.Asaresult,themean grainyieldinChahaandYem-Special Districts was 6,400kgha1and6,034kgha1respectively.Todemonstratetheperformanceofthemaizedemonstrated,fielddayswereheldineachdistrictwiththeparticipationofvariousinterestgroupstoexchangeexperiences.Basedonthefeedback,demandforthistechnologywascreatedbyparticipatingfarmersandstakeholders.Therefore, the study areas’ advisorysystemsareencouragedtomakeanimprovedmaizevariety(BH661),alongwithrecommendedtechniquesandpractices,availabletothewidercommunity.

  Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 35–40 Read article →