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1. introduction
Garlic (Allum sativan Linn) belonging to the onion family, has long been recognized all over the
world as a valuable condiment for foods. It is also popular for remedy or medicine for various
ailments and physiological disorders. Garlic has been cultivated for thousands of years in the
world which is native to Central Asia where it originated 5200 years ago. Ethiopia Garlic is
popular in the local and export markets. The raw fresh Ethiopia Garlic bulbs come from family
growers in the country. They contribute 95% of the whole garlic national produce. Ethiopia
exported 138,000 metric tons of garlic which was worth $420,000 in 2020. They only produce 16
tons of garlic crop from a single hectare in the good season by using spades and garden forks
which is not a mechanized practice. [Selina Mawucci, 2020]
Ethiopia garlic production is still relatively low because of a lack of improved varieties. Because
of absence of mechanized planting, garlic planting is done manually. Traditionally, the garlic
sowing is performed by dibber. The seeds (cloves) are put in the holes made by hand and
covered with a thin layer of soil. Man power requirement is very high for the garlic planting in
traditional methods, which, requires about 60 to 65 men for sowing one hectare in one day
because row and plant spacing in garlic is very narrow, in which the garlic cloves are sown in
well prepared soil at a depth of 5 cm with seed to seed spacing of 7.5 cm. Row-to-row spacing is
kept at 10 to 15 cm. [Brajesh et al, 2014].
The farmers since it will make them to be able to use their agricultural land effectively with a
minimal labor cost and boosted production capacity leading to higher profit from the
production. In addition, it will minimize the physical pain on the farmers that may happen
due to a prolonged manual planting with uncomfortable condition.
It will create a job opportunity for the peoples during manufacturing and also for
merchants.
It also creates a job for youths in such a way that the small-scale enterprises may use
sowing by using this machine as a source of income.
The government by saving a foreign currency that would have been used to import garlic
planting machine as these machines are produced with in the country.
It will benefit the country as a source of income due to export since, it increases the yield.