Determinants of Smallholder Farmers Participation Decision in Potato Market in Kofele District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Yassin Esmael Ahmed; Adam Bekele Girma; Mengistu Ketema Aredo

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Determinants of Smallholder Farmers Participation Decision in Potato Market in Kofele District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Yassin Esmael Ahmed, Adam Bekele Girma, Mengistu Ketema Aredo

Published in International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Received: 1 July 2016 Accepted: 11 July 2016 Published: 28 July 2016

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Abstract

Market participation plays a crucial role in generating better income and enhancing welfare of smallholder farmers and thus contributes to alleviate poverty. This study investigated the determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation decision in potato market in Kofele district with the objective of identifying and analyzing factors affecting farmers’ decision in supplying their potato products to market. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select sample households for data collection. A total of 120 potato producer households were randomly selected from the district and semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data. The descriptive statistics and probit model were applied to analyze factors affecting smallholder farmers’ market participation decision in potato market. The findings demonstrate that level of education, livestock owned, quantity of potato harvested, potato market price, and access to market information positively affect farmers participation decision whereas participation in off/non-farm activities were negatively affect farmers decision to participate in potato output market. This study suggested that a policy that improves determinants of market participation is recommended to enhance farmers’ market participation in potato output market.

Published in	International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 1, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijae.20160102.14
Page(s)	40-44
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Smallholder Farmers, Market Participation Decision, Potato, Probit Model, Kofele District

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Yassin Esmael Ahmed, Adam Bekele Girma, Mengistu Ketema Aredo. Determinants of Smallholder Farmers Participation Decision in Potato Market in Kofele District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Int J Agric Econ. 2016;1(2):40-44. doi: 10.11648/j.ijae.20160102.14

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Yassin Esmael Ahmed

Department of Agricultural Economics, Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Centre, Adami Tulu, Ethiopia
Adam Bekele Girma

Department of Agricultural Economics, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Adama, Ethiopia
Mengistu Ketema Aredo

Department of Agricultural Economics, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia

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Yassin Esmael Ahmed; Adam Bekele Girma; Mengistu Ketema Aredo. Determinants of Smallholder Farmers Participation Decision in Potato Market in Kofele District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Int. J. Agric. Econ. 2016, 1(2), 40-44. doi: 10.11648/j.ijae.20160102.14

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Yassin Esmael Ahmed, Adam Bekele Girma, Mengistu Ketema Aredo. Determinants of Smallholder Farmers Participation Decision in Potato Market in Kofele District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Int J Agric Econ. 2016;1(2):40-44. doi: 10.11648/j.ijae.20160102.14

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