Despite the importance of teff, the grain yield performance of the crop is declined in the midland area of Gurage and Silte Zones due to lack of improved seeds, disease, drought and low application of the recommended packages. The objective of this paper has been to demonstrate cluster based large scale demonstration of improved teff technology with its full packages at Enor Ener, Cheha and Mesirak Azernet Woredas. The Woredas were selected purposively based on their potential to produce teff. Accordingly, the Shimoro, Adoshe and Emajar Kebeles were selected from Enor Ener, Cheha and East Azernet Woreda, respectively. At the end, a total of 47ha, 30ha and 45ha from Adoshe Kebele, Shimoro Kebele and Emajar Kebele were covered, respectively. Total participants during training were male 55, female 20, total 75; male 77, female 33, total 110; and male 50, female 18, total 68 at Cheha, Enor Ener and East Azernet Woreda, respectively. A total of 406, males 280, females 126 were participated during field day at the three Woredas. Farmers’ perception criteria results show that, Boset and Tseday varieties got a good perception by the farmers and other stakeholders who participated during the field day at Cheha and Enor Ener Woreda, while Kora in East Azernet Woreda got less perception due to unresisting of disease called shot fly. Data were collected 1m ´ 1m from highly, medium and low performed areas. Descriptive statistics result showed that, mean yields of Boset, Tseday and Kora were 20.33q/ha, 19.30q/ha and 15.67q/ha in Cheha, Enor Ener and East Azernet, respectively. Based on yield result and farmers’ perception, Boset and Tseday varieties were perceived in the selected districts. The Cheha and Enor Ener Woreda should have to widely demonstrate the technology to the farmers’ who were not participated in this activity. Worabe Agricultural Research Center should be supported by supplying training and improved varieties to the farmers.

Boset, Kora, training, Tseday, cluster.

Received: November 28, 2022; Revised: December 24, 2022; Accepted: January 24, 2023; Published: June 4, 2022

How to cite this article: Abdirazak Abdala and Seifu Kemal, Cluster based large scale demonstration of improved teff technology at Gurage and Silte Zones of Southern Ethiopia, Advances and Applications in Biological Sciences 2(1) (2023), 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/ABS2023001 

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