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Feb, 2024
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Jimma, Ethiopia
Website: www.ju.edu.et JUCAVM
Jimma University
Presentation outline
1. Introduction
2. Research Methodology
3. Result And Discussion
4. Deliverables
5. Conclusion
6. Recommendation
7. Record Keeping During Implementation Of
Action Research Activity
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1. Introduction
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the best crops among the grain legume
(Singh et al., 2013).
World Faba bean growing area is concentrated in nine different agro
ecological regions including Ethiopia, Central and East Asia, According to
FAOSTAT (2015).
In Ethiopia the production of faba bean is totally rain fed on nitosols and
cambisol type of soils (Gemechu and Mussa, 2002)
It is grown in the highlands (1800–3000 m.a.s.l).
Faba bean has an important pulse in the Ethiopian for export and nutritional
diet and is consumed in various forms for its high protein content (CSA,
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Cont…
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the best crops among the grain legume
(Singh et al., 2013).
World Faba bean growing area is concentrated in nine different agro
ecological regions including Ethiopia, Central and East Asia, According to
FAOSTAT (2015).
In Ethiopia the production of faba bean is totally rain fed on nitosols and
cambisol type of soils (Gemechu and Mussa, 2002)
It is grown in the highlands (1800–3000 m.a.s.l).
Faba bean has an important pulse in the Ethiopian for export and nutritional
diet and is consumed in various forms for its high protein content (CSA,
2017).
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Cont.…
limited or no use of inorganic fertilizers (Asfaw et al. 2011) and the newly
emerged faba bean gall disease (Anteneh et al. 2018) might have been the
most important factors.
According to ATA (2011), the use of improved seeds increases productivity
by 50%.
This shows that farmers have to use improved variety faba bean seeds to
increase the productivity and production of the crop.
Therefore, this study was intended to increase the production of improved
faba bean in the kebele particularly for the selected respondents by
employing full agronomic activities and understand the value chain and
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Cont.…
Ethiopia is currently the world’s second largest producer of faba bean and the
fourth largest country exporting faba bean next to France, Australia, and the
United Kingdom (FAOSTAT, 2017).
The major factors that are usually mentioned for the low yield of faba bean in
Ethiopia include climatic, edaphic, biotic (diseases, pests and weeds) factors,
and poor agronomic practices (Anteneh et al. 2018).
As a result, despite large area coverage and known pulse crop in the study
area faba bean production, value addition and marketing are still low due to
several known and unknown reasons.
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Cont.…
According to the data obtained from the kebele development center and
project area during the previous years (2020/21 and 2021/22 cropping
season), there exists the low yield (13-17 qt/ha) of different improved faba
bean varieties in the project area.
Because, of the major cause problems such as
shortage of improved seed variety,
decreasing of crop productivity per hectare due to poor land preparation,
poor seed sowing method and time,
poor management practices (such as weeding in time, hoeing, controlling
pests and disease etc) due to lack of farmers awareness and
lack of using agricultural technology program accordingly.
Cont.…
1.4 Objective
1. General Objective
popularization of Improved Faba Bean Production, Value Addition and
Marketing in Loya Malole kebele, Hababo Guduru Woreda, Horo Guduru
Wollega Zone.
2. Development Objectives
Production Objectives
To increase the production of faba bean yields from 23 to 30 qt/ha among
29 farmers in Loya Malole kebele, in year 2023.
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Cont…
2. Research Methodology
3.1. Description of The study Area
Loya Malole kebele was located in Hababo Guduru Wereda, Horo Guduru
wellega zone of Oromia Regional State.
It was fell under dega agro ecological range with annual average rainfall of
approximately 1500 mm and average annual temperature of 17 oC.
Majority of the soil type is loam.
From a total of 1482 ha of farm land covered by different crops, about 196 ha
of land was covered by faba bean in the 2020/21 cropping season in the
kebele (HGWANRO 2023).
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202/3.02 = 66
Thus, using the above formula, the sample size was 66 farmers.
But due to budget and time constraints which was difficult for the researcher to
cover, about 29 farmers was selected purposively based farmer farm size
(potential).
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Cont.…
3. Methods of Data Collection
Quantitative data was collected through measurement and observation
where as Qualitative data was collected through Discussion with
individual farmers.
Cont.…
The project was implemented to improve the prioritized and ranked problems
or predefined objectives and follows the following steps.
1. Giving technical training on improved faba bean production, value chain and
marketing
2. Supply of seed and fertilizer
3. Sowing on demo plots with contacted farmers
4. Crop protection against weeds and diseases or pests
5. Performing weeding and inspection
6. Conducting field day on all demo plots
7. Giving training on harvesting and postharvest management (value chain and
marketing)
8. Harvesting
9. Improvement/construction of improved storage facility
10. Creating market linkage.
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Use of Improved Seed
A good crop stand and establishment depends on the quality of seeds planted
and the conditions under which the seeds were plant.
Quality parameters of seed are
purity (pure both genetically and physically),
viability (high germination percentage),
healthy (free from pathogens, insect pests),
vigorously (high potential for rapid and uniform emergence) and
wholesomeness (should not be easily broken and deformed).
These are the points, which discussed with the farmers.
Improved faba bean (Degaga) variety seed and fertilizer which were
supported by Hababo Guduru woreda agricultural office for action research
implementation were distributed to farmers from May 20-21/2023.
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Land preparation
Land preparation method that incorporates organic matter into the soil
increases aeration through burrowing and decomposition activities of soil
organisms (Mac Robert et al., 2007).
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Figure 1 sowing seed.
weeding
Successful cultivation of faba bean depends largely on the efficiency of weed
control.
Weeding twice suppresses weed growth; increases yield and maximizes profit
in faba bean production.
Therefore, first weeding or hoeing was done after two weeks of planting and
the second was after ten days of the first weeding.
Figure 1 weeding
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Figure 1 follow of monitoring
Cont..
Harvesting
Harvesting refers to the collecting of economically important part of the crop
plant either manually using hand and/or hand operating machines or
combiner harvester.
In this project implementation, participated farmers have used manual
method to harvest and thresh the crop.
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Greater than 2
16 55.17%
hectares
5-6hectares 4 13.79%
Above 0 0%
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4. DELIVERABLES
4.1 Project Outputs
Any benefit was seen regarding in its cost and benefit for the sustainability of
project, the project’s cost and benefit was done at starting up to the final
stage. The cost of each management was recorded, that is 37,000 birr per
hectare. The general cost of the whole plots was 74,000 Birr
Gross Income = (Yield Produced*Price /Qt)
Net income= gross income – total cost
= 29.21qt *7200 birr = 210312
= 210312 – 74,000= 136,312 birr
Benefit gained from this project was= 136,312 birr
Therefore, each target farmer can obtain the net profit 4,259.75 birr from
33 0.0625 ha.
Community field days Improved faba bean variety production on different farmers’
Thus, it has a vital role in their attitudinal change and benefited in their
1 field was shown to farmers and the discussed on the difference
livelihood such as home consumption,
of technology increased
from the local practices.income, reducing of
household debt etc. Compare and contrast the new technology and the existing
Demonstration 1 traditional practice to introduce the improved ones.
5.3 Knowledge Dissemination Used
Training of target 2days Change the knowledge and skills of participants on land
farmers preparation, sowing and the whole agronomic practice
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Table 12 Knowledge Dissemination
5. CONCLUSION
Several production constraints were identified as hindrance for faba bean
production and productivity enhancement during the need assessment.
The major constraints include soil fertility decline, inadequate adoption of
the existing improved varieties, limited number of high yielding and farmer
preferred varieties.
Low purchasing power and limited use of fertilizer and other agro inputs
such as agro chemicals and seed, ineffective seed systems, lack of markets
and poor market information , limited availability of storage, threshing and
processing equipment and other value addition technologies are also another
major bottlenecks for production.
After project implementation, the farmers were interested to accept and adopt
new technology if the supply problems could be solved.
The research results indicated that improved faba bean (Degaga) is found to
be best suited to ecology, and actual yield was obtained 29.605qt/hek which
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is by far greater than local practices were achieved in demonstration site.
cont.….
Thus, knowledge and skill of target farmers about the introduced technology
was increased.
Particularly, the technology introduced paved ways in which farmers can
improve their productivity.
Conventional extension system which focuses only in production system
were major problems and assessment made after effective demonstration also
indicated increment in farmers effectiveness in both in practice and
knowledge.
In addition to these, awareness on marketing opportunity in terms of time
and place, storage methods to reduce production losses were achieved
through this research.
So, farmers gained ample knowledge improvement and they can adopt
agricultural technological which sustain and improve their living standards
and wellbeing of farmers.
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6. RECOMMENDATION
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Linkage should be formed with market and producers’ to reduce local traders
who reduce the benefit of farmers from their products.
Formulate strong technology delivery programs and systems that ensure
timely, accurate and location-specific information required by smallholder
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1 Training on faba bean
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2 Land preparation
3 Supply of improved faba
bean material & fertilizers
4 sowing of faba bean
5 Supervision and advocacy
6 Data collection
7 Report writing
8 Community field days
10 Harvesting, threshing and
storing
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The End
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