Drought tolerant and Early-maturing Sorghum Technologies Demonstration for Food and Feed security

Drought tolerant and Early-maturing Sorghum Technologies Demonstration for Food and Feed security in the selected AGP-II districts of Harari region and Dire Dawa Administration

Abdulaziz Teha^{1 *}, Ibsa Aliyi¹, Bedasso Urgessa¹, Oromiya Magersa¹, Jemal Yousuf²

 ¹Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fadis Agricultural Research Centre; ²Haramaya University, Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension

Food for human and feed insecurity livestock is integrated systems that have been foe small holder farmers in Ethiopia in general and study area in particular. To reduce this problem this research was conducted with objectives of promoting and popularize improved lowland sorghum technologies and to create awareness through giving training and enhance stakeholders participation. A total of fifteen (20) trial farmers were selected from two potential sorghum growing kebeles of Dire Dawa administration and one from Harari region rural areas. Four FRG having 60 farmers was established. Two improved sorghum varieties (Melkam and Dekaba) were replicated on the plot of 20mx20m. Training on which a total of 78 participants took part were organized at research sites. Lowland Sorghum varieties were evaluated based on their early maturity, yield, Disease tolerance, seed color, seed size, biomass, and stalk and food test. The yield performance of the improved varieties (Melkam and Dekeba) were 26.58 and 26.44 qt/ha at Dodota, 28.24 and 26.78 qt/ha at Bishan Bahe respectively. The average yield performance of Melkam somewhat higher than Dekaba at both location but statistically no significant difference between two improved varieties across the locations and the biomass/stalk was high which helps for livestock feed. Thus, Melkam variety preferred well for these benefits over dekeba. Therefore, it is recommended that government, nongovernment and other stakeholders should popularize to reach large small holder farmers in similar agro-ecology.

Keywords: Sorghum, Demonstration, Drought, Early-maturing, Melkam and Dekeba

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Abdulaziz Teha, Ibsa Aliyi, Bedasso Urgessa, Oromiya Magersa, Jemal Yousuf. Drought tolerant and Early-maturing Sorghum Technologies Demonstration for Food and Feed security in the selected AGP-II districts of Harari region and Dire Dawa Administration. International Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2022; 6:46. DOI:10.28933/ijfnr-2021-12-0505

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