Assessment of the problems associated with artificial insemination practices in Essera Woreda, Dawuro zone, Southern Ethiopia

Kassa, Fentaye; Wuletaw, Wubshet

doi:10.5897/ijlp2017.0418

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“…This has also been the case with agricultural research programs. www.extensionjournal.com However research conducted by wuletaw et al (2018) [14] on Determinants of crop-livestock diversification in the mixed farming systems: evidence from central highlands of Ethiopia reveals that in fact, crop production contributes to 29% of the Ethiopian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) whereas livestock contributes 12% and planned extension strategies aims to fix this imbalance by focusing on both livestock and the specialization and diversification of crops.…”

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Review on agricultural extension strategies in Ethiopia: Past and present

Ware¹

2021

Int. J. Agric. Extension Social Dev.

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Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, accounting for 38.5% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 85% of the population's livelihood. An agricultural extension strategy is a practice used to increase the market share for a given product or service and thus keep it in the maturity phase of the marketing product lifecycle rather than going into decline. The overall objective of this is paper to review on Agricultural Extension strategies in Ethiopia: past and present. The paper is based on a review of the literature and analysis of data collected from different part of Ethiopia. The historical and theoretical of extension strategies have been reviewed. During the previous two regimes in Ethiopia (the Imperial and the Derg military regime), a centralized administrative system prevailed, where planning and implementation of agricultural extension and rural development activities followed a top-down path. The various extension strategies have been biased against. Know a day agricultural extension has been emphasized by development experts as crucial in achieving agricultural development, poverty reduction, and food security. By recognizing this, the government of Ethiopia has made great efforts to transform the agricultural sector mainly by strengthening its agricultural extension strategies as part of the general agriculture policy reform. In spite of considerable efforts made to improve the extension strategies of the country in the past, the system is not bringing the desired results. Thus, it is of paramount importance to prepare a full-fledged extension strategy which takes into consideration the growing demand of agricultural development and that also shows the future direction of the extension services.

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Review on agricultural extension strategies in Ethiopia: Past and present

Ware¹

2021

Int. J. Agric. Extension Social Dev.

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Adoption of artificial insemination technology and its intensity of use in Eastern Tigray National Regional State of Ethiopia

2022

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Background The study was focused on the adoption and intensity of adoption of artificial insemination (AI) Technology in Saesie-tsaedaemba District of Tigray Region, Ethiopia. AI is one of the most important and valuable dairy technology that has been used for genetic improvement for several years in the study area. However, there was little empirical information about major factors affecting adoption decision and intensity of AI in the study area. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the status of AI technology adoption and its intensity and to identify major factors influencing the adoption and intensity of use of AI technology. Methods A multistage sampling technique was applied to select study sites and sample households. A structured interview was used to collect data from a total of 204 sample farmers. Besides, key informants interview was used to triangulate, validate, and enrich the findings of the household interview. Results Results of the tobit model regression revealed that households’ level of literacy, milk yield, income, training, access to extension service, mobile ownership, supplementation of concentrated feed and hybrid cattle ownership were found to have a positive and statistically significant relationship with adoption and intensity of AI technology, whereas distance to farmer training centre (FTC) office had shown a negative relationship. Conclusions Adoption of context-based AI technology plays a paramount importance in achieving farm household's food security. The extension system should give more emphasis to the capacity building which is pivotal for introducing, adoption, and scaling out of best practices of dairy technologies. Besides the effort of the government, the participation of the private sector in AI technology is important to achieve wider adoption of AI technology.

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Information needs of paravets on artificial insemination in India

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Tiwari

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Indian J of Anim Sci

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The present study was conducted to assess the information needs of the paravets on Artificial Insemination (AI) in India. Paravets (160) were selected having equal representation from 4 different parts of India (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana and Odisha). Questionnaire and telephonic survey method was used for data collection. The information needs on AI among paravets was assessed under four sub-groups, viz. information needs on heat detection, AI techniques, post-AI practices and miscellaneous information related to AI. Results revealed that the most needed information was symptoms of heat in buffaloes and pregnancy diagnosis both bearing 1st rank (MWS=7.22), followed by address of semen stations (MWS=6.09) with 2nd rank, rectal palpation (MWS=5.97) ranked 3rd, signs of heat in cattle (MWS=5.91) ranked 4th and use of crystoscope for checking fern pattern (MWS=5.68) with 5th rank. Earlier researchers have established that proper AI technique is essential for improving conception rate. Hence, along with provision of training courses on AI, there is a need to focus on creating efficient information systems platform incorporating knowledge related to AI which can be easily accessed by the paravets. Further, the paravets need to be trained on the use of digital tools for faster information delivery and ease of use. Efforts are also needed for continuous education of the paravets for enhancing the effectiveness of AI. Convergence of various information dissemination efforts of the government and non-government sector, and more number of multipronged information channels are required to fulfil the information needs of the paravets.

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Assessment of the problems associated with artificial insemination practices in Essera Woreda, Dawuro zone, Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 4 publications

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Review on agricultural extension strategies in Ethiopia: Past and present

Review on agricultural extension strategies in Ethiopia: Past and present

Adoption of artificial insemination technology and its intensity of use in Eastern Tigray National Regional State of Ethiopia

Information needs of paravets on artificial insemination in India

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