African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6925

Full Length Research Paper

Maize production constraints at household levels: The case of Hawassa Zuria district in Sidama Region, Ethiopia

Solomon Yokamo
  • Solomon Yokamo
  • College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education; National Observation and Research Station of Agriculture Green Development (Quzhou, Hebei), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
  • Google Scholar
Xiaoqiang Jiao
  • Xiaoqiang Jiao
  • College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education; National Observation and Research Station of Agriculture Green Development (Quzhou, Hebei), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
  • Google Scholar
Fekadu Gurmu
  • Fekadu Gurmu
  • Ethiopian Agricultural Research Council Secretariat (EARCS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Google Scholar
Aklilu Atinafu
  • Aklilu Atinafu
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Hawassa 06, Ethiopia.
  • Google Scholar
Tsadiku Alemu
  • Tsadiku Alemu
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Hawassa 06, Ethiopia.
  • Google Scholar
Rongfeng Jiang
  • Rongfeng Jiang
  • College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education; National Observation and Research Station of Agriculture Green Development (Quzhou, Hebei), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 11 January 2022
  •  Accepted: 16 April 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2022

References

Abate T, Shiferaw B, Menkir A, Wegary D, Kebede Y, Kindie T, Menale K, Gezahegn B, Berhanu T, Tolera K (2015). Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia. Food Security 7:965-981. 
Crossref

 

Abebe A, Halala H (2020). Factors Affect Maize Production and Marketing in Wolaita and Dawuro Zones, SNNPR State, Ethiopia. International Journal of Science and Research 9(2):771-783. 

 
 

Abera G (2017). Determination of organic materials quality based on nutrient recovery, mineral fertilizer equivalency, and maize (Zea mays L.) allometry. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 63(1):48-59. 
Crossref

 
 

Abrha BK (2015). Factors Affecting Agricultural Production in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Africa.

 
 

Andong C, Xu M, Wang B, Zhang W, Liang G, Hou E, Luo Y (2019). Manure acts as a better fertilizer for increasing crop yields than synthetic fertilizer does by improving soil fertility. Soil and Tillage Research 189:168-175. 
Crossref

 
 

Anteneh A, Asrat D (2020). Wheat production and marketing in Ethiopia?: Review study. Cogent Food and Agriculture 6(1). 
Crossref

 
 

Asfaw S, Shiferaw B, Simtowe F, Lipper L (2012). Impact of modern agricultural technologies on smallholder welfare: Evidence from Tanzania and Ethiopia. Food Policy 37(3):283-295. 
Crossref

 
 

Assefa F (2018). Status of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda), Biology and Control Measures on Maize Crop in Ethiopia: A Review 06(02). 
Crossref

 
 

Atinafu A, Lejebo M, Alemu A (2022). Adoption of improved wheat production technology in Gorche district, Ethiopia. Agriculture and Food Security 11(1):1-8. 
Crossref

 
 

Bekele A, Guadie T (2020). Multiple Linear Regression Analysis on Factors Affecting Coffee Production in Bench-Shako Zone: In Case of Mizan-Aman District, Southwest Ethiopia. Advances in Bioscience and Bioengineering 8(2):24. 
Crossref

 
 

Berihun K, Bihon K, Kibrom A (2014). Adoption and Impact of Agricultural Technologies on Farm Income: Evidence From Southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 2(4):91-106.

View

 
 

Chilot Y, Dawit A (2016). Adoption of Crop Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia: Implications for Research and Development. Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences pp. 1-16.

 
 

CSA (2019). Agricultural Sample Survey 2018/19 (2011 E.C.), Volume 1, Report on Area and Production of Major Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season), FDRE Statistical Bulletin 589, June 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 
 

CSA (2020). Agricultural Sample Survey 2019/20 (2012 E.C.), Volume 1, Report on Area and Production of Major Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season), FDRE Statistical Bulletin 587, April 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 
 

Degefu K, Mengistu K, Nigussie D, Feyisa H (2017). Determinants of Adoption of Potato Production Technology Package By Smallholder Farmers: Evidence From Eastern Ethiopia. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 5(3):26-274.
Crossref

 
 

Dessie A (2018). Cereal Crops Research Achievements and Challenges in Ethiopia. International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences 4(6):23-29. 
Crossref

 
 

Fan F, Zhang H, Alandia G, Luo L, Cui Z, Niu X, Liu R, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhang F (2020). Long-term effect of manure and mineral fertilizer application rate on maize yield and accumulated nutrients use efficiencies in north china plain. Agronomy 10(9)1329-2020. 
Crossref

 
 

FAOSTAT (2020). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAOSTAT.

 
 

Gemechu B (2020). Effect of Integrated Farmyard Manure and NP Fertilizers Use on Hybrid Maize Yield and Soil Properties in Western Ethiopia. Malaysian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 7(1):7-16. 
Crossref

 
 

Gishu N, Yohannes M, Agidew A (2018). Determinants of Adoption of Improved (BH-140) Maize Variety and Management Practice, in the Case of South Ari, Woreda, South Omo Zone, SNNPRS, Ethiopia. International Journal of Research Studies in Biosciences 6(9):35-43.

 
 

Guush B, Kalle H, Bart M (2016). Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey (ESSP II Research Note 48).

View

 
 

GYGA (2020). Global Yield Gap Analysis.

View

 
 

Jelde A, Shimelis B (2019). Effects of Straw Mulch and Manure on Moisture Conservation, Yield and Yield Components of Maize (Zea mays L.). International Journal of Agriculture and Agribusiness 6(2):42-55.

 
 

Keno T, Azmach G, Wegary D, Worku M, Tadesse B, Wolde L, Deressa T, Abebe B, Chibsa T, Suresh LM (2018). Major biotic maize production stresses in Ethiopia and their management through host resistance. African Journal of Agricultural Research 13(21):1042-1052.
Crossref

 
 

Laekemariam F, Gidago G (2013). Growth and yield performance of maize (Zea mays L.) to Variable rates of compost and Inorganic Fertilizer Integration in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia. American Journal of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Technology 3(2).
Crossref

 
 

Lakew A, Berhanu T (2019). Determination of intra and inter-row spacing on the yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) in the dryland areas of Wag Himra, eastern Amhara, Ethiopia. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science 4(1):45-49.
Crossref

 
 

Liben FM, Adisu, T, Atnafu O, Bekele I, Berhe H, Wortmann CS (2020). Maize and sorghum nutrient response functions for Ethiopia. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 117(3):401-410.
Crossref

 
 

Mazengia Y (2016). Smallholders Commercialization of Maize Production in Guangua District, Northwestern Ethiopia. World Scientific News 58:65-83.

 
 

Negassa W, Abera T, Friesen DK, Deressa A, Dinsa B (2001). Evaluation of compost for maize production under farmers' conditions. Seventh Eastern and South Africa Regional Mazie Conference, May 2015, pp. 382-386.

 
 

Negassa W, Gebrekidan H, Friesen DK (2005). Integrated use of farmyard manure and NP fertilizers for maize on farmers' fields. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 106(2):131-141.

 
 

Saghir J, Hoogeveen H (2016). Research to Practice Policy Briefs: Transforming Sub Saharan Africa Agriculture. Research to Practice Policy.

 
 

Solomon Y (2020). Historical Perspectives of Agricultural Extension and Research- Extension-Farmers Linkage in Ethiopia. Acta Scientific Agriculture 4(5):28-33.
Crossref

 
 

Tadele Z (2017). Raising crop productivity in Africa through intensification. Agronomy 7:22.
Crossref

 
 

Tamene L, Mponela P, Ndengu G, Kihara J (2015). Assessment of maize yield gap and major determinant factors between smallholder farmers in the Dedza district of Malawi. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 
Crossref

 
 

Tasew W (2021). Response of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Varieties to Row Spacing at Boloso Sore District, Southern Ethiopia. GRIN Verlag. 

 
 

Temesgen T (2019). Effects of Varieties and Intra Row Spacing on Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) under Supplementary Irrigation at Guliso, Western Ethiopia. International Journal of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources 19(5):144-151. 
Crossref

 
 

Tesfaye B, Mesfin K, Tolera A, Gebresilasie H, Gebreyes G, Fite G (2019). Some maize agronomic practices in Ethiopia: A review of research experiences and lessons from agronomic panel survey in Oromia and Amhara regions. African Journal of Agricultural Research 14(33):1749-1763.
Crossref

 
 

Tilman D, Balzer C, Hill J, Befort BL (2011). Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108(50):20260-20264.
Crossref

 
 

Urgessa TB (2014). Review of challenges and prospects of agricultural production and productivity in Ethiopia. Journal of Natural Sciences Research 4(18):70-77.

 
 

Wondim D, Tefera T, Tesfaye Y (2020). Determinants of Maize Market Supply, Production and Marketing Constraints: The Case of Dembecha District, West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. International Journal of Economy, Energy, and Environment 5(5):83.
Crossref

 
 

Yengoh GT (2012). Determinants of yield differences in small-scale food crop farming systems in Cameroon. Agriculture and Food Security 1(1):1-17.
Crossref

 
 

Yokamo S, Endrias O, Tsebaye T, Walelegn W (2018). Identification and Prioritization of Major Agricultural Production and Productivity Constraints in the Case of Basketo Special District of Southern Ethiopia. Food Science and Quality Management 73:16-22. 
Crossref