The interdependence of crop - livestock production sectors: the case of Sinana Dinsho district in Bale highlands of Ethiopia
2009
Bogale, S.,Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Bale Robe (Ethiopia) | Solomon Melaku, S. | Yami, A.
This study was conducted in Sinana Dinsho district of Bale highlands, southeast Ethiopia, to assess the relationship between livestock and crop sectors in the farming systems. The integration of crop and livestock sectors was stronger in the Sinana than in the Dinsho subdistrict. In the Sinana district, oxen holding had a significant effect on crop production. The size of cultivated land increased with the number of oxen owned per household. In Dinsho subdistrict, cattle in general, and oxen holding in particular, had no significant effect on crop production, suggesting relatively weak crop-livestock integration. In general, draught power and crop residues are the main linking elements in integrating crop livestock sectors. Farmers in the Sinana subdistrict earned their livelihood mainly from crop cultivation, whereas in the Dinsho subdistrict, it was mainly from livestock production.
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