Determinants of Malt Barley Value Chain Performance: The Case of Galema Farmers Cooperatives Union (GFCU)
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to analyze determinants of malt barley value chain
performance in Arsi Zone Galema Farmers Cooperatives Union (GFCU). The assessment of
the current status of the malt barley value chain, identify key actors in the chain, their roles,
relationship, SWOT and overall value chain management practices. The study was based on
data gathered from three hundred forty malt barley producers. Purposive and simple random
sampling technique was applied to select sampled households. Descriptive statistics and
correlation analysis methods were used to analyze the data. Result from correlation analysis
indicates that five variables are significantly affecting malt barley value chain performance.
These are actors’ relationship, access to market issues, actors’ role, human & physical
resource issues, government policy issues and market competition issues. The relative
importance of actors’ relationship is higher than other independent variables. Therefore, the
implication is that actors should coordinate strongly in managing all aspects of their
performance of value chain analysis of malt barley in the study area.
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Malt barley, Value chain, Value chain analysis, Value chain performance