Pre-scaling-up of malt barley technologies in bale and west Arsi zones, Southeastern Oromia, Ethiopia: The experience of public-private partnership

Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Crop Science - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 3

Abstract

The paper presents the out-put, progress and success of pre-scaling up activities of improved malt barley technologies in Sinana, Goba, Dinsho and Gassera Districts of Bale Zone, and Adaba and Dodola Districts of West Arsi Zone of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia in the year 2009 to 2013 through the support of Asela Malt Factory and four breweries in multi-stakeholder approach. Generating, demonstrating, evaluating, validating, popularizing and disseminating improved malt barley technologies to smallholder farmers are vital in facilitating adoption of these technologies. The objectives were to convince the merits and increase confidence on the technologies, to strengthening on-farm seed production scheme and farmer- to-farmer seed dissemination system, increase the availability of malt barley seed for farmers and farmers’ ease access to the technologies, improve malt barley seed and grain production knowledge and skill of farmers with the standards of desired quantity and quality, organize producers, strengthening the linkage and pave the way for marketing their produce to agro-industries. A multi-stage purposive sampling technique was employed to select the participant zones, potential districts, Kebeles and farmer for the pre-scaling up activity. Stakeholder analysis was made to select potential stakeholders to implement the activity. Thirty six (36) actors were identified, signed memorandum of understanding and participated in the activity.

Authors and Affiliations

Amare Biftu*| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Bekele Hundie| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Tafa Jobie| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Adamu Zeleke| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Tamene Mideksa| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Haile Dheressa| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Firehiwot Getachew| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Girma Fana| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Wubishet Alemu| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Mengistu Bogale| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Tilahun Bayisa| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia., Hiwot Sebsibe| Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia.

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  • EP ID EP1045
  • DOI 10.14196/sjcs.v5i3.2145
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Amare Biftu*, Bekele Hundie, Tafa Jobie, Adamu Zeleke, Tamene Mideksa, Haile Dheressa, Firehiwot Getachew, Girma Fana, Wubishet Alemu, Mengistu Bogale, Tilahun Bayisa, Hiwot Sebsibe (2016). Pre-scaling-up of malt barley technologies in bale and west Arsi zones, Southeastern Oromia, Ethiopia: The experience of public-private partnership. Scientific Journal of Crop Science, 5(3), 73-89. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-1045