Vol. 9(1), pp. 9-22, January 2021
DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2020.570
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ISSN: 2360-7874
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Research paper

Assessing the constraint and technical evaluation of custom hiring practices of agricultural machineries in major teff, wheat and barley growing areas of Ethiopia

 

Abiy Solomon¹, Yonas Lemma¹ and Samrawit Kase¹

 

¹Ethiopian institute of Agricultural research, P.O.Box:436

Corresponding author:solomon.abiy@gmail.com

 

Accepted 29 October 2020

Abstract

 

The concept of custom hiring facilitates the adoption of improved resource management among the like-minded farmers with commonality in the farming practices by sharing resources at a reduced cost to individual farmers. The aim of this study is to asses technical evaluation of harvest and post-harvest custom hire service in major tef, wheat and barley growing areas of Ethiopia. This assessment was carried out on the potential areas of agricultural machinery custom hire service users and providers. The educational status is varying across the woredas and it has a direct relation with the use of custom hiring services. Most of the time the machines are giving a service relocating from place to place based on request of the farmers. The rate of custom hiring of the farm machines varies seasonally and from place to place. Lack of availability of machinery in time was major constraints. The service has varied challenges and has no well-established support from the government. There is no specific policies and specific guidelines, laws, rules and regulations that guide custom-hiring mechanisms in the country. Farmers very strongly wish to receive custom-hiring services in a timely manner due to lack of service providers and adequate numbers of machines.

 

Key words: - combiner, custom hiring, machinery, rate, tractor, thresher

 

How to cite this article (APA Style): Abiy S., Yonas D., Samrawit K. (2021). Assessing the constraint and technical evaluation of custom hiring practices of agricultural machineries in major teff, wheat and barley growing areas of Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 9(1): 9-22