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Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research Vol. 6(6), pp. 312-319. July, 2018. ISSN: 2360-7874 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASRD2018.034 Full Length Research Measurement of knowledge of farmers on chickpea demonstration at Adola Rede District, Guji Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Basha Kebede*, Dembi Korji* and Girma Amare
Bore Agricultural Research Center, P.O Box 21, Bore, Ethiopia Office Telephone: +251-0466670521, Office Email: boreagrirecenter@yahoo.com *Email address: bsshkbd@gmail.com, korjidembi@gmail.com (Corresponding Authors)
Accepted 9 July 2018
Chickpea production in Guji Zone is not known by farmers due to absence of improved seed and lack of knowledge on chickpea production. Thus, this study was instigated to demonstrate new varieties of chickpea to local farmers aligned to measure farmers’ knowledge on chickpea production. In order to measure farmers’ knowledge on chickpea the issue of capacity building such as trainings, field visit, exchange visit and field days were organized to capacitate farmers’ knowledge on chickpea demonstrated varieties. 36 items test were prepared on chickpea production and administrated to 24 farmers who were participants during the demonstration of chickpea on their land. Items contains yes or no, true or false and explain types. Each correct answer was given ‘1’ score while wrong answer was awarded ‘0’ mark. Finally, 15 knowledge items test were selected based on the difficulty index which ranges from 45 to 92, discrimination index above 0.20 and the point bi-serial correlation coefficient significant at 0.1%, 0.05 and 0.001% level for final knowledge test. The reliability of the knowledge test was measured by split-half method and reliability coefficient (r=0.969) which indicates that this knowledge test is quite reliable. The result of this study revealed that majority of farmers (83.33%) owned moderate level of knowledge on chickpea production. This indicated that demonstration of chickpea at Adola Rede increased the knowledge of farmers. Farmers Training Center established in each Kebele should be functioned to increase farmers’ knowledge on chickpea production.
Key Words: Knowledge, Reliability, Item Analysis, Chickpea, Demonstration
How to cite this article: Kebede, B., Korji, D., Amare, G., (2018). Measurement of knowledge of farmers on chickpea demonstration at Adola Rede District, Guji Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 6(6): 312-319
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