Smallholders’ avocado production systems and tree productivity in the southern highlands of Ethiopia

Autor: Yoseph Mekasha, Amare Haileslassie, Anteneh Fekadu, Tadiwos Zewdie, Birhanu Biazin, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Tesfaye Shewage
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Agroforestry Systems. 92:127-137
ISSN: 1572-9680
0167-4366
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-016-0020-2
Popis: Ethiopia is one of the top five avocado producers in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite increasing recognition for its nutritional value and economic importance, information on smallholder avocado production systems across agro-climatic zones and determinants for tree productivity are literally lacking. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to examine the determinants for avocado tree holdings by smallholder farmers and investigate the effect of avocado production systems and management conditions on fruit yield by individual avocado trees in Southern Ethiopia. Data required for the study was collected through a combination of focus group discussions, household survey and field tree inventories. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, analyses of variance and linear regression methods using statistical software for social sciences (SPSS version 20). In the study region, avocado is mainly grown as an integral component of the coffee- and enset-based agroforestry systems. The number of avocado trees owned by smallholder producers was related to district, sex of household head, age of household head, educational status, land holding size, pest and disease damage and access to extension services. Productivity of avocado was significantly (p
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