Customer Evaluation of Supply Systems: The Case of Ethiopian Seed Supply Systems

Bogale, Shimelis Altaye; Verhees, F.J.H.M.; Trijp, J.C.M. van

doi:10.1080/15228916.2018.1480247

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“…Furthermore, the seed quality is one of the problem raised from extension and farmers side for especially for maize crop. Theoretically, seed quality is determined not only by the seed genotype and physical characteristics, such as size, shape, appearance, and moisture content but also by farmer customers' expectations about and experience with the genotype and the characteristics (Almekinders et al, 2019;Shimelis et al, 2018). While, means of the input distribution in the study area is mostly cash-based.…”

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Assessment of improved crop seed utilization status in selected districts of Southwestern Ethiopia

Tarekegn

Mogiso

2020

Cogent Food & Agriculture

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In Ethiopia, seed is a key input for improving crop production and productivity. Despite its role, several improved crop seeds has been limitedly used by the majority of farmers in Southwestern Ethiopia. Thus, the objective of this study was to asses the status of improved crop seed utilization in the selected districts of southwestern Ethiopia. Data from120 sampled farmers were selected by multistage sampling producers and analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on a field survey, the major crop seeds like wheat, maize, and common bean were utilized in the study area. With regards to land allocations, only 30% out of a land under major crops were allocated for improved seeds. The result also reveals that about 35% per hectare loss in productivity due to the utilization of local seed. Unaffordable prices of improved seed, limited financial capacity, lack of improved seed timely, and lack of credit seeds and fertilizer were the major constraints affecting utilizing improved seed in the study area. Therefore, the concerned bodies should focus on increasing the availability of improved seeds on time and affordable prices. Also adjusting credit facility and strengthen the overall seed system to meet the huge demand is suggested. Kassa Tarekegn ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kassa Tarekegn was former research staff of Bonga Agricultural Research Center Southern Agricultural Research Institute for about six years up to 30 October 2019. He conducted different researches on value chain analysis of crop and livestock products, production system analysis, productivity and efficiency of crop, adoption and impact evaluation of different interventions and valuation resources. Currently, he is a Socioeconomics researcher at Arba Minch Agricultural Research Center of the same institute starting from November, 2019.

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Assessment of improved crop seed utilization status in selected districts of Southwestern Ethiopia

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Mogiso

2020

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“…Baker and Crompton [1] regarded tourist satisfaction as the emotional state after touring. Since tourist satisfaction is divided into two categories: Transaction satisfaction is based on the post-purchase evaluation and accumulated satisfaction that is based on an overall evaluation use tourist experiences over time [2]. To determine the level of tourist satisfaction with a specific holiday destination, previous researchers have used various instruments that generate gap scores based on the difference between the expectation and perception of the delivery of particular services associated with that destination [35,2,41).…”

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Relationships among Expectations, Satisfaction and Loyalty of Visitors to Craft Village

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Tuan

2020

Wseas Transactions on Environment and Development

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Craft villages play an important role in developing the cultural tourism and improving the attractiveness of cultural characteristics and traditional handcraft products to visitors. Although having many strengths, the development of Vietnamese craft villages tourism is still not commensurate with the inherent potential. The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship among expectations, satisfaction, and loyalty of visitors to craft village tourism in Hanoi. By applying the PLS-SEM method, the research has tested six hypotheses based on the survey results of 236 tourists at two famous tourist village of Hanoi: Bat Trang and Van Phuc. The result shows the positive related of tourists' expectations and tourist perceived value (β = 0.6), tourist satisfaction (β = 0.5) and tourist loyalty (β = 0.39). Similarly, the result indicates the positive relationship of perceived value, satisfaction (β = 0.28) and tourist loyalty (β = 0.2). Finally, the testing of the relationship between tourist satisfaction and tourist loyalty has been verified and is supported (β = 0.176). Conclusions, managerial implication, and suggestions for further studies are also included in the conclusions section of this study.

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“…Farmers in Ethiopia see themselves confronted with an ambivalent and complex task of selecting their seed. This is reflected in different perceptions of seed supply chains (Bogale et al, 2018). Bogale et al (2018) studied customer evaluations of Ethiopian seed supply chains for maize and teff.…”

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“…This is reflected in different perceptions of seed supply chains (Bogale et al, 2018). Bogale et al (2018) studied customer evaluations of Ethiopian seed supply chains for maize and teff. They identified "prototypical" supply chains for maize: (1) Multinational seed companies (MNCs), ( 2) the national level Ethiopia seed enterprise (ESE), (3) Regional seed enterprises (RSEs), (4) Domestic private seed producers (DPPs), and ( 5) the informal seed systems (ISSs).…”

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“…This allows marketing channels to improve their performance by improving the market channel functions performed by a channel partner or by changing the constellation of the supply chain (i.e., choosing new partners). Previous research of Bogale, Verhees, and Van Trijp (2018) identified the key performance criteria adopted by end-users and provided an initial perspective on seed supply chains at their disposal. The present paper extends these findings and sheds more light on why farmer customers are satisfied about seed supply chains and how this relates to the perceived proficiency of market channel functions performed within supply chains.…”

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Market orientation and performance of agro-food value chains in developing and emerging markets : the case of maize, teff, and beans seed supply chains in Ethiopia

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According to the World Bank, poverty is defined as a multidimensional concept encompassing low income and consumption, low educational achievement, poor health and nutritional outcomes, lack of access to basic services, and a hazardous living environment. It uses a poverty line of US$1.90 per day as an indicator of extreme poverty (WB, 2017).Unlike most of the rest of the world, the total number of extremely poor people in SSA is increasing, from 278 million in 1990 to 413 million in 2015 (WB, 2017). In 2015, SSA was home to 27 of the world's 28 poorest countries and had more extremely poor people than in the rest of the world combined. While the average poverty rate for other regions was below 13% as of 2015, it stood at about 41% in SSA (WB, 2017). Almost one in four people in SSA were estimated to be undernourished in 2017, representing about one-third of the 821 million people suffering from chronic hunger globally (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, & WHO, 2018).Sub-Saharan Africa region accounts for more than 950 million people, approximately 13% of the global population. By 2050, this share is projected to increase to almost 22% or 2.1 billion (OECD, 2016). Smallholder farms constitute approximately 80% of all farms in SSA (Gassner et al., 2019). In many of the countries, women comprise at least half of the labor force (FAO, 2015). However, food insecurity is increasingly concentrated in SSA. SSA remains the world's most food-insecure region, with almost one-fourth of people -over 230 million -being undernourished (FAO, IFAD, & UNICEF, 2019). Among all the regions of the world, SSA is the only region that recorded a 10% (17.4-27.8%) increase in the number of hungry people between the periods of 1990-1992 and 2014-2016. Globally, progress in fighting hunger has been steady with the prevalence of undernourishment falling from 14.7 to 10.6 percent between 2000 and 2015, while the number of undernourished declined from 900 million to 777 million over the same time (FAO, 2017a). A lot of factors accounting for the low level of food security in SSA, though vast regional differences remain: high population growth rates, low productivity of agricultural resources, political instability and civil strife (FAO et al., 2019;OECD, 2016).The success achieved (food security) in countries with stable political conditions, economic growth and expanding agricultural sectors suggests that appropriate governance systems,

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Customer Evaluation of Supply Systems: The Case of Ethiopian Seed Supply Systems

Cited by 6 publications

References 63 publications

Assessment of improved crop seed utilization status in selected districts of Southwestern Ethiopia

Assessment of improved crop seed utilization status in selected districts of Southwestern Ethiopia

Relationships among Expectations, Satisfaction and Loyalty of Visitors to Craft Village

Market orientation and performance of agro-food value chains in developing and emerging markets : the case of maize, teff, and beans seed supply chains in Ethiopia

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