Review Article
Participatory Demonstration and Evaluation of Oat Forage Technologies in Potential Districts of West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia
Adem Hirpo*,
Gemechu Terefe,
Fekede Gemechu,
Nimona Sime,
Tamirat Dinkale
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 1, April 2024
Pages:
1-5
Received:
4 December 2023
Accepted:
20 December 2023
Published:
23 January 2024
Abstract: The study was conducted at Habro, Chiro and Tullo districts of West Hararghe zone in 2020/2021 cropping season with the objectives to evaluate the performance of Oat forage under farmer’s condition, to create awareness and linkage among different stake holders and to collect farmers’ feedback on its production and management. From each location; four farmers and one FTC; totally twelve farmers and three FTCs were selected. Bareda oat variety was evaluated with Bate (standard check) on 5m*5m side by side simple plots. Training was given prior to activity implementation for twelve farmers, five DAs and nine SMSs. On the other hand, Three DAs, six SMS and eight three farmers were participated on mini field day organized at Gara kufa kebele. Training and field day participants, grain yield and farmers preference data were collected by using checklist, data record sheet and field observation. The result of farmers’ preferences showed that, Bareda variety was selected by plant Height, plot cover, lodging tolerance, stand vigor, disease tolerance, early flowering, early maturity, Biomass and palatability. The result of grain yield was also revealed that, 30.19 Qtha-1 and 25.6 Qtha-1 were recorded by Bareda and Bate respectively with 17.79% yield advantage over Bate under the same management. Based on yield, yield advantage and farmers’ preferences result, Bareda variety was recommended for pre-scaling up program in West Hararghe zone and similar agro-ecologies to improve production and productivity of oat forage and to solve problem of animal feed.
Abstract: The study was conducted at Habro, Chiro and Tullo districts of West Hararghe zone in 2020/2021 cropping season with the objectives to evaluate the performance of Oat forage under farmer’s condition, to create awareness and linkage among different stake holders and to collect farmers’ feedback on its production and management. From each location; fo...
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Review Article
Research Progress in Facility Agriculture and Lighting by Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace
Zhengyu Xia*,
Zhanming Li
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2024
Pages:
6-16
Received:
3 February 2024
Accepted:
21 February 2024
Published:
7 March 2024
Abstract: Given the pressures of internation-al market competition, the dual constraints of domestic resources and the environment, and the uncertainties posed by climate change, bolstering agricultural infra-structure construction is a realistic demand and a crucial approach for implementing emerging grain security strat-egies, particularly in developing countries. Facility agriculture is characterized as a modern agricultural production mode that improves or creates favorable environmental conditions within a specific locality. With the rapid expansion of large-scale facility agriculture, there has been an increased demand for various types of energy, including electricity, gas, cold, and heat. Agricultural lighting equipment used in facility agriculture is a modern agricultural technique that applies engineering technology to regulate light supplementation in the production process. Facility lighting offers several advantages over traditional methods, such as higher photovoltaic conversion efficiency, adjustable spectrum, high photosynthetic efficiency, energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, long lifespan, monochromatic light, cold light source, and compact size. Promoting national food security, carbon neutrality, returning farmland to forests, and implementing low-carbon green agricultural policies all contribute to the favorable use of facility agriculture lighting. This study aims to provide a systematic summary of the relevant research conducted in the past decade using Citespace software. The advantage of facility agriculture for carbon sequestration capacity can effectively reduce net carbon emissions from facility agricultural production activities. In addition, the combination of agriculture and the Internet of Things can effectively improve agricultural production efficiency and economic returns. Combining artificial intelligence and other technologies with facility agriculture engineering, based on multi-source data fusion, intelligent early warning for facility agriculture energy internet can be used to prevent agricultural meteorological disasters. More importantly, it helps maintain global food security, eliminate hunger, and reduce economic inequality. The findings of this study will contribute to a deeper understanding of agricultural lighting equipment, serving as a new theoretical foundation for achieving agricultural emission reduction targets and promoting agricultural technical cooperation.
Abstract: Given the pressures of internation-al market competition, the dual constraints of domestic resources and the environment, and the uncertainties posed by climate change, bolstering agricultural infra-structure construction is a realistic demand and a crucial approach for implementing emerging grain security strat-egies, particularly in developing co...
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