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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Research Article | Published May 2019 | Volume 7, Issue 5, pp. 64-71.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v7i5.19.109

 

Determinants of coffee market supply: The case of Yirgachefe district, Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia

 


 

 

Tizazu Toma Dilebo

 

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Coordinator of Regional Socio-Economics Researches, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa, Ethiopia.


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Citation: Dilebo TT (2019). Determinants of coffee market supply: The case of Yirgachefe district, Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia. J. Agric. Crop Res. 7(5): 64-71.

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 Abstract 


Coffee produced in Yirgachefe District had been internationally known as the rarest and most prized coffee. But Yirgacheffe district’s agriculture bureau complains that the current supply is less that the potential of the district. These might be due to some socio-economic and demographic factors. Thus this study was conducted with the objective of identifying these factors. To achieve this objectives, data were collected from 150 farm households, 30 experts and from different published and unpublished sources. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and econometric model (multiple linear regression model). The study result showed that 5 variables were found to be significantly affecting market supply of coffee at households’ level. These were, education level of household heads, land covered by coffee, experience in coffee production and marketing, cost of coffee production and credit use. The study indicated the need to expand formal education in the district, provide regular experience sharing program, subsidize coffee production, and arrange credit facility for coffee production.

Keywords  Coffee   determinants   households   market supply     

 

 

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