Farmers' willingness to pay for metal silo cereal storage technology in northeast Ethiopia.

In Ethiopia, cereal crops play a significant role in food security and income for most smallholder farmers. In the Gubalafto district, the environment is ideal for growing vital cereal crops such as sorghum, maize, and teff. However, various factors such as weevils, rodents, mold infestation, and lack of suitable storage materials were blamed for a post-harvest loss of cereal at the storage stage in the district.

Measuring integrated smallholder soil fertility management practices in Megech watershed, Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia.

Nowadays, a combination of natural and man-made factors has led to a decline in the physical and chemical quality of the soil. In Ethiopia, declining soil fertility and quality that lead to low agricultural production are made worse by soil erosion and nutrient depletion. Adoption and implementation of integrated soil fertility management strategies have emerged as inevitabilities in terms of development in Ethiopia generally and in the Tana sub-basin of northwest Ethiopia specifically.

Analysis of speed of improved maize (BH-540) variety adoption among smallholder farmers in Northwestern Ethiopia: count outcome model.

Low maize yield and productivity are major contributors to Ethiopia's severe food insecurity and poverty. Generous efforts have been made by various stakeholders such as producers, and governmental and non-governmental organizations, to increase the country's maize yield and productivity. However, the outcome is not as expected to achieve food security and poverty reduction.