Determinants of the utilization of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) by farmers in Ethiopia
Determinants of the utilization of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) by farmers in Ethiopia
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DOI：
10.17138/tgft(4)112-121
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发表时间：
2016-05-01
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0.7
通讯作者：
Rischkowsky, Barbara
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作者：
Asmare, Bimrew;Demeke, Solomon;Rischkowsky, Barbara
进行了一项研究，以记录埃塞俄比亚的小农如何利用desho草（Pennisetum pedicellatum），并解释草的替代和竞争用途的决定因素。这项研究是使用半结构化的问卷调查，240名农民在Burie Zuria和Doyogena地区，补充输入的关键信息和二手数据。测试的因变量是使用desho草作为饲料，多用途的草和喂养的牲畜类型。为了检验解释变量对因变量的影响，使用了单独的单变量Probit模型。虽然大多数受访者能够读写，但约23%的受访者是文盲。在样本中，种植德绍草的农民平均拥有0.95公顷农田和3.56个热带牲畜单位;平均家庭规模为6.5人，户主通常为男性（91%的家庭）。Burie Zuria 80%的受访者和Doyogena区的所有受访者完全依赖雨水生产Desho草。在Burie Zuria和Doyogena地区，分别有58%和65%的人在草地上施用粪肥或人工肥料。在这两个地区，没有任何受访者进行除草。60%的农民使用Desho草作为饲料，35%的农民将其用于多种用途。42%的农民只给泌乳的牛喂德绍草，3%的农民给小型反刍动物喂德绍草，53%的农民给所有牲畜喂德绍草。草种生产经验与草种生产利用培训次数、草种饲料利用率呈极显著负相关（P< 0.01）。Burie Zuria的70%的农民和Doyogena的13%的农民接受了desho草生产的培训。为了使尽可能多的农民利用这种草，应提供进一步的培训。对于这两个地区23%的文盲农民，需要采取多方面的方法。
A study was conducted to document how smallholder farmers in Ethiopia utilize desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) and explain the determinants of alternative and competing uses of the grass. The study was conducted using a semistructured questionnaire for 240 farmers in the districts of Burie Zuria and Doyogena, complemented with input from key informants and secondary data. The dependent variables tested were the use of desho grass as a feed, multipurpose uses of the grass and types of livestock fed. To test the effect of the explanatory variables on the dependent variables, separate univariate Probit models were used. Although the majority of respondents can read and write, about 23% of respondents were illiterate. The average desho grass-producing farmer in the sample owned 0.95 ha of farmland and 3.56 tropical livestock units; average household size was 6.5 people with a household head who was typically male (91% of households). Eighty percent of respondents in Burie Zuria and all respondents in Doyogena district depended solely on rain for desho grass production. Fifty-eight percent in Burie Zuria and 65% in Doyogena district applied either manure or artificial fertilizer to the grass. Weeding of desho grass was not practiced by any respondents in either district. Sixty percent of farmers used desho grass as a feed and 35% used it for more than a single purpose. Forty-two percent of farmers who fed desho grass did so to only lactating cattle, 3% fed it to small ruminants and 53% fed it to all livestock species. There were significant negative correlations (P< 0.01) between both experience in production of desho grass and access to training in its production and utilization, and its utilization as a feed. Seventy percent of farmers in Burie Zuria and 13% in Doyogena have received training in desho grass production. To expand the utilization of the grass to as many farmers as possible, further training should be provided. A multi-faceted approach would be needed for the 23% of illiterate farmers over the 2 districts.