Nebi Husein

Pre scaling up of crop residue treatment technology for improving quality and nutritive value of crop residues for beef cattle fattening was conducted under market oriented crop-livestock production system of East Shoa and West Arsi zones of Oromia Regional state during the dry season (January to March).The study was undertaken in two kebeles of Adami Tulu Jido kombolcha and one kebele of Arsi Negele district, Anano shisho,Desta Abjeta and Kersa Ilala, respective with the objectives of  to convince the merits and increase confidence on the technologies, thereby to facilitate dissemination and adoption of the technology, to collect farmers’ opinion on the performance of the technology, to improve farmers’ knowledge and skill of application of the improved technology through training and to increase local capacity for future scaling-up or out of the technology. Maize is the major crop residue at Adami Tulu Jido kombolcha whereas, wheat, barely and teff straws are the major crop residu...

The study was conducted to characterize beef cattle production and marketing practices at Mahabuba Farm. The farm was established in 2012 in Harar Town for the purpose of exercising beef fattening and supplied to different consumer found in this zone and also some time, they supplied to the West Hararge zone and the East shewa zone. This farm obtained different species of beef cattle from Harar town, from small towns which is found in this zone, Arsi and Borana breeds were purchased from Adama town. Feed resources for beef cattle were purchased from the farmers and Agro-industrial by product found in this town and outside of the town. Native grass hay was purchased from Adale and Stover (Maize and Sorghum) were from farmers in the town and also the conserved feed from farmers live around the town. Agro-industrial by products was also bought from the factories in and around Harar town (Hamaresa, Harar beer and flour from different miller) and Dire Dawa town. The major portions of the...

Pre scaling up of urea molasses block fattening technology was undertaken in two kebeles of Adami Tulu Jido kombolcha and one kebele of Arsi Negele districts, Anano shisho,Desta Abjeta and Gembelto ,respective with the objectives  to convince the merits and increase confidence on the technologies, thereby to facilitate dissemination and adoption of the technology, to collect farmers’ opinion on the performance of the technology,to improve farmers’ knowledge and skill of application of the improved technology through training and to increase local capacity for future scaling-up or out of the technology. It was conducted on farm condition by using Urea molasses block as a supplement to Arsi oxen during the dry period (December-May).The block were made up of different ingredients such as Urea, wheat bran, Molasses, Cement, Mineral ( boji ), salt and noug cake .Those ingredients were purchased from local market. A total of forty two farmers and development agents (DAS) were getting prac...