Agricultural service delivery: strengthening private crop protection service in southern Ethiopia
| Autor: | Bereket Dindamo, Dirk Hoekstra, Abebe Shiferaw, T. Lemma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Service (business) business.industry Service delivery framework 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Development Special district Private sector 01 natural sciences Agricultural economics Crop protection 010602 entomology Agriculture Scale (social sciences) Crop loss 0502 economics and business 050202 agricultural economics & policy business |
| Zdroj: | Development in Practice. 26:1072-1082 |
| ISSN: | 1364-9213 0961-4524 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09614524.2016.1225670 |
| Popis: | As one element of agricultural service delivery, in Ethiopia crop protection service has generally only involved the private sector on a small scale. This article outlines a case study where private crop protection service (PCPS) was strengthened from 2006 to 2010 in Halaba Special District, southern Ethiopia. The study used questionnaires, analysis, service comparison, ranking, and indicator-based assessments. The study shows that PCPS in 2007/08 crop seasons served 1,104 households on 1,707 ha of land in 19 Kebeles, contributing US$327,752 in total. Assessment indicators values were better for PCPS than the informal crop protection service. Piloting PCPS strengthening is recommended to improve crop protection service and reduce crop loss in Ethiopia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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