Chickpea yield in Ethiopia can be doubled by enhancing farmers’ technical knowledge

Published 2022년 7월 5일

Tridge summary

A study led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has found that chickpea yields in Ethiopia could potentially be doubled by enhancing technical efficiency and technology use. The research, conducted in three of Ethiopia's main chickpea-growing regions, found that variations in yields are due to different technology usage among farmers. The study suggests that addressing gaps in land allocation, inappropriate use of fertilizer, and over-reliance on pesticides could increase chickpea output by 53%. The researchers recommend participatory extension programs and strengthening the capacity of women producers to boost chickpea productivity and production in Ethiopia.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

A study led by researchers from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has revealed that chickpea yields in Ethiopia could be potentially doubled by enhancing the technical efficiency of its production and technology use. The study, published in Springer Nature’s Food Security journal, was conducted in three regions of Ethiopia – Amhara, Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNP) – which are among the major chickpea-growing areas in the country. As part of this study led by Dr Shalander Kumar, an agricultural economist at ICRISAT, researchers studied 681 chickpea-growing farm households. Using a meta frontier model (a calculation method applied to estimate technical knowledge of different technologies), they analyzed the technical knowledge of the farmers to attain potential crop production per unit of inputs in the identified regions. Although Ethiopia has witnessed significant improvement in chickpea production ...

Source: Icrisat