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| Title: | EXAMINING FARMERS' KNOWLEDGE AND IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT FACTORS AFFECTING IT IN WOREDAS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF DALOCHA AND LANFORO WOREDAS IN SNNPRS |
| Authors: | MERGIA, BEKELE |
| Advisors: | Dr. Alula Pankhurst, (Associate professor) |
| Copyright: | 2002 |
| Date Added: | 21-May-2008 |
| Publisher: | Addis Ababa University |
| Abstract: | Though farmers' knowledge plays a substantial role in the process of rural development, in actual
planning practice, however, it is only passively integrated into development plans. Local level
studies are hardly made so far to search for the level of knowledge that the farmers have about
different development aspects, and significant factors affecting it.
Comparative analysis was employed to know the knowledge pattern of farmers found in two
words. The selection of the woredas was based on their level of development and with and without
NGO development intervention.Accordingly, one with higher development level and having NGO
development intervention and the other
with lower development level and without NGO development intervention were selected and
compared. Based on this, sample household head farmers were selects and were asked by using
open and objective type questions, believed to be useful to understand their knowledge about
elementary techniques, causation of diseases agricultural practices, nutrition, human fertility
control, local credit and saving institutions and marketing situations.
Multiple regression analyses and focus group discussions were employed to filter out, those
hypothesized, the variable strongly significant in explaining the aforementioned aspects of farmers
knowledge. Focus group discussions were also carried out.
Based on multiple regression analysis and results of focus group discussions congruence is seen
between the level of socioeconomic development of the woredas and empirical knowledge of the
farmers. Moreover, the analyses revealed education level, exposure to mass media, spatial
mobility and NGO development intervention to be the most relatively significant independent
variables, which explain farmers’ knowledge.
In accordance with the findings, encouraging farmers’ confidence to different sectoral policies that
affect their life, incorporate agricultural marketing and basic health education in the new extension
program, grain banking to avert market risks was recommended. In addition to these, extension
agents should perform their intended primary job, cultural treatment for taboos existed in
knowledge about human fertility control and nutritional aspects and incorporating significant
independent variables in the categorization of development levels of woredas for the purpose of
budget allocation were also recommended |
| Description: | A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
OF THE
ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN
REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1157 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Regional and Local Development
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