Value Chain Analysis of Enset (Ensete ventricosum)

Value Chain Analysis of Enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Berhanu Megerssa¹, Ashenafi Haile², Rijalu Negash¹

^1.Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; ^2.Dawuro Zone Agricultural Office

Introduction: Enset is a native food security crop in Ethiopia; and it has been served as emergency food crop in Vietnam during second world war. The crop is commonly used as staple food, and raw material for domestic and high-tech industries. Despite such opportunities, its production is declining due to introduction of new cereals, recurrent droughts and pests. There is also limited research conducted to address challenges.
Methodology: Purposive sampling was used to select samples and three separate semi-structured interview schedules were used to collect data from producers, traders and consumers, accordingly. Tobit regression model was run to analyze market supply and intensity of market participation. Porter’s Value Chain Analysis tool was used to map the value chain.
Result: Minimum and maximum number of enset trees harvested per year per household was 24 and 144, respectively; this was similar to National average. 34.75% of respondents consumed enset as alternative food due to skyrocketing prices of latter crops. Eight and seven marketing channels were observed in enset and bulla market, respectively.
Recommendation: to ameliorate decreasing production and to increase farmers’ market participation, training should be given on enset value chain; intention should be done on integrated disease and pest management.

Keywords: actors, Dawuro, enset, value chain, tobit

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Berhanu Megerssa, Ashenafi Haile, Rijalu Negash. Value Chain Analysis of Enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. American Journal of Agricultural Research, 2022; 7:115. DOI: 10.28933/ajar-2020-11-1506

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