An Analysis Of Haricot Bean Value Chain: The Case Of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, Snnpr, Ethiopia
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2018-06-04
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In Borich district, haricot bean are important food and cash crops that play a crucial role in
the district. The overall objective of this research was to analysis of haricot bean value
chain: profiling, antecedents and consequences of household farm activities in Boricha
district, with the specific objectives of to map the value chain of haricot bean in the study
area and to assess the relationship between antecedents of value chain activities of household
farmers with the supply volume for market. The data were generated by individual interview
by using questionnaires and checklists. This was supplemented by secondary data collected
from different published and unpublished sources. Multistage sampling technique was
applied. Sample of 180 haricot bean producers, Haricot bean traders also (15 local
collectors or assemblers, 17 wholesalers, 10 retailers and 4 exporters) were sampled and
interviewed along the chain. Descriptive statistics, value chain analysis and multiple
regression analysis were employed. The main findings indicated that like variables age,
family size, education, land size, haricot bean farming experience, access to extension
service, and membership to any cooperative, off-farm income and marketing costs of haricot
bean) were found to be significantly affecting the supply of haricot bean to market at
household. Of these explanatory variables, Age , education , Land size, membership to any
cooperative, off-farm income and marketing costs were the strongest factors that determine
haricot bean supply to market (p<0.001). To improve the output of haricot bean production
and marketing; actors should apply value chain approaches. But bringing about a
meaningful change in the production and utilization of haricot bean in the study areas
requires a combined effort of all relevant stakeholders
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Haricot Bean Value Chain Map, Household Farm Activities, Supply