Aybar performance evaluation : broadbed and furrow maker in Ethiopia
2020EnglishEvaluated project title: Securing water for food (SWFF) Crop productionCODE: 663; Ethiopia Africa South Of Sahara
Metadata
- Authors
- Ogeto, Mohammed
- Contract/Code
- AID-OAA-C-15-00011
- Institution
- 12951 - Kaizen Co., LLC 40693 U.S. Global Development Lab (GDL)
- Keywords
- Agricultural occupations | Crops | Farms | Fertilizers | Gender dimensions of poverty | Income | Size | Wheat AF00 Agricultural markets (135.0) | Agricultural economics (105.0) | Water supply engineering (103.7)
- ID
- PA00X1Z2
- File size
- 26852 KB
- Source
- Open PDF
Aybar Broad Bed and Furrow Maker was a Securing Water For Food (SWFF) supported agricultural
innovation project targeting the pressing challenge of waterlogging in Vertisols of Ethiopia. This report
presents impact analysis results conducted in July and August, 2019, in West Shewa Zone of Oromia
National Regional State in Ethiopia. Farmers have been using the innovation for four years.
A total of 50 end users (46 male and four female) of the innovation were individually interviewed from
nine villages in West Shewa Zone. In consultation with West Shewa Zone Bureau of Agriculture, the lists of
innovation adopting villages were identified. Accordingly, nine villages were purposively selected from the
zone and used for this performance evaluation study. Data was collected on farm information, income,
expenditures, and perceptions on the innovation. Gender observations and questions raised by respondents
also are included in this report.
Wheat and Teff are cereals mainly grown in the study area. However, Aybar Broad Bed and Furrow Maker
(Aybar BBM) is solely used for growing wheat. Following adoption of the innovation, row-planting of Teff
is practiced. The mean farm size of sampled respondents is six acres with minimum and maximum sizes
of 1.23 acres and 14.82 acres, respectively. After the innovation, the average yield of wheat increased by
115 percent (from 0.26 MT/acre to 0.57 MT/acre). The average annual farm income of end users before
the innovation was 10,313 Ethiopian Birr (ETB) (approximately USD 362). It increased to 24,155 ETB
(approximately USD 847) after the innovation. Despite reduced waterlogging, no crop diversification is
practiced due to the innovation. Reducing the unit price of Aybar BBM (currently USD 12) and an adequate
supply of the innovation that can be used for other crops other than wheat are requested by end users
in the study area. Strong commitment is needed by the innovator and higher officials in the Ministry of
Agriculture to resolve the indirect and controlled supply of the innovation to end users in the study area.
Otherwise, continued dissemination of the innovation is challenging.