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    Factors Affecting Adoption of Improved Teff Varieties in Cheha District of Guraghe Zone, Ethiopia
    (wolkite universty, 2019-09-14) Gamtesa Beka; Endalkechew Mokonin; Gebreegzabher Worku
    Adoption and wider diffusion of improved varieties is playing vital role in reversing the present situation of food insecurity in many parts of Ethiopia. However, the uses of improved teff varieties are constrained by various factors. Hence, in this study, an attempt was made to examine factors affecting the household’s decision to adopt improved teff verities in Cheha woreda. The study was based on the cross-sectional data obtained from 93 teff producers collected through semi-structured questionnaire. A multi-stage random sampling technique was employed to select sample respondents. Descriptive statistical like mean, standard deviation, percentage, and frequency distribution and Probit model was used to address the objectives of the study. The result of the econometric analysis using probit model confirmed that age of household head, size of land allocated for teff and distance from the nearest market affect the husehold’s adoption decision negatively and significantly whereas frequency of extension contact, off/non-farm income, household’s livestock holding, improved teff seed availability were found to affect the household’s adoption decision positively and significantly. Therefore, providing frequent and reliable extension contact, providing good transport facilities for farmers through infrastructural development, smoothening the access to and availability of improved teff seeds, enhancing household’s non-farm income generation capacity and supporting households to enhance their livestock holding are the primary focus areas that need policy intervention to enhance the adoption of improved variety so that their productivity will be improved which inturn will enhance the households food security.
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    DETERMINANTS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INSECURITY IN THE CASE OFCHEHA WOREDA
    (wolkite university, 2019-05) Awel Ahmed,; Gudeta Teresa,
    Improving food security in Cheha woreda closely related with the elimination and reduction of poverty at woreda and individual level. Some of the rural household in Cheha woreda is suffer by food insecurity. Therefore, this study was investigated the determinants of food insecurity in the study area through using extended primary data. The main objective of this study is to identify the main determinants of food insecurity rural household using a probit regression procedure. Descriptive statistical like mean, standard deviation, percentage, and frequency distribution and Probit model was used to address the objectives of the study. The result of the econometric analysis using probit model confirmed that age, ceremonial exp, and land size negatively and significantly but TLU is positively and significantly. The study regarding data requires collecting reliable information regarding food insecurity; data was collected from both primary and secondary data source. The primary data was collected from the rural household is 100 in Cheha rural kebeles through structured questionnaires and interview. Regarding secondary data was collected from different research papers that have do on food insecurity and also was collected from relevant institution such as Cheha woreda agriculture and rural development and Disaster prevention and preparedness commission office as well as published and un published data sources. A simple random sampling method will employed to select the sampling units. The main significant of this study is creating awareness to the rural household .In addition to these, the study is forward the concrete recommendation, which implies helping to improve food insecurity through basic policy implication and the participation of the rural household.