Adoption of Wheat-Chickpea Double Cropping and Its Impact on Yield and Farm Income in Becho Woreda, South West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Adoption of wheat chickpea double cropping is one of the measures presumed to enhance
productivity and farm income given potential compatibility of the crops. Double cropping
maximizes benefit from same area and season in suiting twice harvest in a single season. In
light of this premise, this study was initiated to analyze adoption status of wheat-chickpea
double cropping, factors affecting the adoption and its impacts on yield and farm income of
farming households s in Becho Woreda, South West Shoa Zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia.
The study used cross-sectional data collected from 203 smallholder farm households selected
through two-stage stratified random sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics and
econometric models were used to analyze the data. Probit model and propensity score
matching method (psmatch2) were employed to analyze determinant factors of the adoption
and the impact of adoption on yield and farm income, respectively. The binary probit model
result indicated that sex of household head, farmer type (model or non-model), total tropical
livestock unit (TLU), training on double cropping, access to improved seeds, access to broad
bed maker(BBM) and access to fertilizer were significant factors affecting the likelihood of
adoption of wheat-chickpea double cropping positively and significantly. But, involvement in
non-farm income had negative and significant influence on the likelihood of adoption of
wheat-chickpea double cropping. The result of the psmatch2 estimation showed that adoption
of wheat-chickpea double cropping has significant impact on yield and farm income of the
treated households compared to the control groups. The result showed that, treated groups
harvested average wheat yield of 21.2 Q/ha ,while the control groups harvested average
wheat yield of 14.2 Q/ha with a difference of 6.9Q/ha. In line with farm income, keeping
other farm income constant for both the treated and controls; the treated households earned
average annual farm income of about 22,692 birr per year from sale of both wheat and
chickpea as adopters while the control smallholders earned average farm income of 4128
birr from sale of wheat as non-adopters (mono-croppers) at statistically significant level
(t=3.46 for yield and 5.34 for farm income). The findings suggest that, Ministry of
agriculture (MoA) and its relevant stakeholders need to focus on promoting double cropping
practice as one feasible measure in Vertisol dominant areas so as to exhaust the opportunity
from the cropping system. The promotion of the double cropping system need to be supported
by the provision of proper training on double cropping, better access to improved seeds,
better access to efficient broad bed maker (AYBAR brand or better),efficient support in
livestock productivity, and better timely access to recommended fertilizer.
Key words: Adoption, Determinant Factors, Double Cropping, Farm Income, Yield
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Adoption, Determinant Factors, Double Cropping, Farm Income, Yield