Assessment of Indigenous Knowledge Contribuation to Soil Fertility Management to Ensure Household Food Security in Hetosa Woreda, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia
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2020-10
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Addis Ababa University
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The study entitled by “Assessment of Indigenous knowledge contribution to soil fertility management
to ensure household food security” was conducted in Hetosa Woreda. Rural communities in Ethiopian
developed several Indigenous soil fertility management strategies that have enabled them to
maintain soil fertility for sustainable food production. In fact Indigenous knowledge was a common
practice of farmer’s household heads in soil fertility management in the study area. The main
assumption of this study was that farmers in the study area engaged in agriculture for a long period
of time and they have developed and adopt unique knowledge and skills in soil fertility management.
These studies were therefore aimed at identifying of Indigenous knowledge contribution to soil
fertility management to ensure household food security ensuring agricultural productivity and food
security. Four Kebeles in Hetosa Woreda were selected purposively on their bases of population and
productivity capacity. Depending upon the application of Indigenous knowledge of four Kebeles one
village in which modern means of soil fertility management were predominated to compare with
those village apply commonly Indigenous knowledge of soil fertility management. Household
respondents were selected by using random sampling techniques from proportional sample size
represent each village. In order to know the relationships between the outcome variable Yield and
independent variables, a multiple linear regression model was implemented. In addition to this, a
logistic regression model also conducted to demonstrate the effect of using Indigenous knowledge on
food self-sufficient. The finding of this research explain that, farmer’s applying Indigenous
knowledge have better food security. This is because they are with better soil fertility management.
Therefore, Indigenous knowledge ensure food security. This is through sustained soil productivity. A
researcher suggest that, Woreda administrators and Rural agriculture office should, equip farmers
on soil management practices how they use both Indigenous and modern knowledge system in their
farm. Such activities should aim at empowering Indigenous communities to utilize exchange, develop
and protect Indigenous knowledge and to promote it.
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Food Security, Indigenous Knowledge, Soil Fertility Management