Assessment of pests of tef (eragrostis tef) in central gondar, ethiopia

Scoping study on Ethiopian sesame value chain

“…However, farmers currently harvest less than 600 kg (or 0.6 ton)/ha from their traditional production system. The studies by Berhe et al (2008) and Kefale et al (2021) indicate that farmers had poor awareness about and were reluctant to use sesame pest and diseases control measures. The adoption of machinery is at low level and, when available, it is limited to ploughing or land preparation activities.…”