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Determinants of Income among Potato Producers in Dedo and Seka Chokersa Districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
ISSN: 2581 - 8341
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Determinants of Income among Potato Producers in Dedo and Seka Chokersa Districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
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Abstract
Potato is vital crop for income and food security in parts of Ethiopia by virtue of its ability to mature earlier than most other crops. This study aimed to identify factors that determine amount of income earned by household’s from potato in Dedo and Seka Chokersa districts of Jimma zone, Ethiopia. For this study 152 potato producers were randomly selected, quantitative and qualitative data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Primary data was collected through interview schedule from potato producing farmers. Descriptive and econometric data analysis was used to convert raw data into information. Tobit model was employed to identify determinants of income earned by households from potato farming. The results of econometric analysis shows that active family labor, access to credit, number of extension contact and access to market information influenced amount of income earned by household’s from potato significantly...
