Constraints and Diagnostic study to main crop production in Zalingei Locality, Central Darfur State
Journal Title: Scientia Agriculturae - Year 2016, Vol 14, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper reports on the results of a diagnostic study conducted to assess the constraints of crop production of farmers in Zalingei locality during 2015/2016 cropping season. Agriculture in central Darfur state are kept in a mixed crop-livestock production system. agriculture have a multi function helping as source of draft power income generation. The objective of the study was to identify the opportunities and constraints of crop production and to use the information as a base line data for future intervention. Multi-stage random sampling method was applied. 50 households were randomly selected via Structured questionnaires, focus group discussion and secondary data were collected from different sources. Statistical package for several sciences, Excel and multiple regression were used to analyze data. Results of frequency distribution of farmers indicated that the majority of the sampled households had some sort of education (60 %), while the rest were illiterate (40 %). Extension provision results showed that only 4 % of households benefited while 96 % said they have no extension services. Results pertaining climate change impact showed that 95.8 % of farmers crop production affected, on the other hand 4.2 of farmers were not affected. Regression results reported that, high costs of seeds, weeding costs, harvesting costs and threshing costs were significant at five percent from zero level except threshing costs have was significant at ten percent from zero level. Adjusted R2 was 0.686. Input constraints was significant at ten percent from zero level identified, while biological and environmental constraints were significant at five percent from zero level and accordingly adjusted R2 was estimated by 44.5%. Results of millet crop indicated that marketing constraints were affect production and they were significant at five percent from zero level. Adjusted R2 negatively impact millet production by 31 %. Groundnut seeds costs was significant at five percent from zero level with adjusted R2 29 %. sesame results showed that biological constraints was significant at five percent from zero level and the adjusted R2 was found to be 15 %. Analysis of onion crop founded that seeds costs and weeding costs were highly significant impact at five and ten percent from zero level, respectively and the model fit regarding adjusted R2 was an average costs constraints of 60.5 %. The potato results revealed that costs of insecticides, costs of fertilizers, harvesting costs and transportation costs were significant at five percent from zero level with adjusted R2 of 66.9%. While marketing constraints and environmental constraints were significant at five percent and the explanatory variables affected production by 24.7 %. Analysis of sweet potato founded that weeding costs and production constraints were significant at five percent from zero level. Adjusted R2 is greatly affected sweet potato production by 52 and 21 % respectively.
Authors and Affiliations
Elkhalil E Breima, Abdelmniem T Ahmed, H Fathi , A Abdelaziz, Maruod E Maruod
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- EP ID EP154215
- DOI 10.15192/PSCP.SA.2016.14.2.255259
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