Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
ISSN: 2593-9173
Department of Rural Development, Salale University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Research Article
Determinants of Smallholder Farmers? Participation in Dairy Contract Farming North Shewa Zone in Ethiopia
Author(s): Bedasa Terefa*, Sena Amsalu, Shewadinber Mokonnen and Genet Shiferaw
Milk production is one of the major income generating activities for smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia but the sector is currently facing production and marketing challenges. Contract farming has been introduced as solution. This study examined factors that influence farmers’ participation in dairy contract farming in North shewa zones of Oromia region, Ethiopia. The main objective of this study was to identify the factors affecting participation decision and volume of milk sold through dairy contract farming. To achieve this objective, multistage sampling techniques were used to select sample respondents. Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and econometric model were used for data analysis. Data were collected from 398 randomly selected farm households. The results of survey show that, there is a statistically significant mean difference between the two groups i.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2593-9173.23.14.139