Elias Bojago Dado
@wsu.edu.et
Assistant, Department of Environmental science , College of Natural and Computational science, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia, East Africa
Wolaita Sodo University
EDUCATION
BSc in Environmental science, M.Sc. in Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Waste Management,Forestry, Environmental Science,Skills and expertise
SustainabilityEnvironmental Analysis,Sustainability Management
Environmental Management,Environment,Environmental ... Assessment
Environmental Pollution
Water Quality
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental ... Management
Environme
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Bezabih Fanta, Zekarias Zemarku, and Elias Bojago
Elsevier BV
Abenezer Wendimu, Wondimagegnehu Tekalign, Elias Bojago, and Yitbarek Abrham
Elsevier BV
Elias Maldayo, Marisennayya Senapathy, and Elias Bojago
Elsevier BV
Mathewos Tega and Elias Bojago
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Mamush Masha, Elias Bojago, and Mengie Belayneh
Elsevier BV
Mamush Masha and Elias Bojago
Elsevier BV
Mamush Masha, Mengie Belayneh, Elias Bojago, Silas Tadiwos, and Amanuel Dessalegn
Elsevier BV
Abenezer Wendimu, Wondimagegnehu Tekalign, Elias Bojago, and Zekarias Zemarku
Elsevier BV
Mamush Masha, Elias Bojago, Yitbarek Abrham, Dawit Leja, and Mesele Woldemichael Delango
Elsevier BV
Elias Bojago, Mesele Woldemichael Delango, and Daniel Milkias
Elsevier BV
Nuru Muhammed Mustafa, Fasiledes Fetene Asfaw, Emam Adem Endris, and Elias Bojago
Elsevier BV
Moges Cholo, Senapathy Marisennayya, Elias Bojago, Dawit Leja, and R.K. Divya
Elsevier BV
Elias Bojago, Inderjeet Tyagi, Faheem Ahamad, and Surendra Kumar Chandniha
Elsevier BV
Robel Orsango, D. Sundaraa Rajan, Marisennayya Senapathy, and Elias Bojago
Elsevier BV
Girma Woleba, Temesgen Tadiwos, Elias Bojago, and Marisennayya Senapathy
Elsevier BV
Tsegaye Bojago Dado, Camerun Kastro, Yeshanew Fikire, Kusie Gudishe, and Elias Bojago
Elsevier BV
Elias Bojago and Yitbarek Abrham
Elsevier BV
Fikru Beyene, Marisennayya Senapathy, Elias Bojago, and Temesgen Tadiwos
Elsevier BV
Adane Bahiru, M. Senapathy and Elias Bojago
Abenezer Wendimu, Elias Bojago, Yitbarek Abrham, and Wondimagegnehu Tekalign
Informa UK Limited
Yosef Getahun Aregaw, Emam Adem Endris, and Elias Bojago
Hindawi Limited
The participatory method is supported by the recent expansion of the Ethiopian agricultural extension system through technological scaling-up or the implementation of best practices for technology transfer at larger stages. Agricultural extension workers are active in a number of agricultural and rural development initiatives. This study was a thorough effort that intended to examine the competence level and determinant aspects of the competence development agent’s (DA) level. The investigation was done in the East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. The research included both qualitative and quantitative research designs. Six main skill areas were determined using information from the literature research and the regional state council’s job description for DAs. In this study, 149 DAs from four districts participated as respondents. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was utilized to assess the important parameters influencing DA competency and motivation. According to the mean score findings, DAs performed above average in the communication and program implementation competence categories, with total mean scores of 3.51 and 3.24, respectively. Furthermore, they scored below average in the remaining four competency categories, with information communication technology (ICT) scoring the lowest with a mean score of 1.94. According to the regression model, independent variables such as education level, relationship with coworkers and farmers, supervisor’s visit, and appraisal have a substantial influence on extension agent competency. As a result, competence-specific on-the-job training should be structured to meet the short-term demands of DAs. As the finding suggests, building social capital and investing in education through curriculum development seem more important than interventions to sustain the agricultural extension competencies of DAs. Moreover, digitalizing the extension system could have promising outcomes as most of the DAs are young and their ICT competence has been recorded as higher compared to the older DAs.
Mathewos Tega and Elias Bojago
Hindawi Limited
Agroforestry has been widely used in developing countries as a solution to mitigate the effects of climate variability. However, its significance to the well-being of farmers in rural communities has not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this study was to analyze the contribution of agroforestry practices (AFPs) to the farm income of rural families, the perceptions of farmers, and factors that affect AFPs’ contribution to household income in the Sodo Zuria district. The optimal sample size of 173 households from the three study sites was selected through a stratified random sampling procedure. Data were collected using structured interviews, focus group discussion, observation, and key informant interviews. According to the findings, most farmers in the research area had a good perception of the benefits of agroforestry methods. The yearly mean gross income from various agroforestry approaches was 15,990.90 ETB·ha−1·yr−1 for nonadopters and 32,471.24 ETB·ha−1·yr−1 for adopters, respectively. Tree and fruit tree integration with crops, animals, or pastures has the potential to significantly increase food production and farmer economic situations. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the size of the farm, the number of livestock, the experience of agroforestry, and the extension service affect the adoption of agroforestry practices to house farm income positively, while the size of the family negatively affects it. Agroforestry plays a critical role in reducing food poverty and enhancing farmer livelihood resilience (reducing farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability). However, determining the extent to which this is true is challenging because both farmer groups often have low levels of assets such as land and income, which limits tree planting to reaping maximum benefits from agroforestry. As a result, the government and other responsible entities should pay special attention to assisting smallholder farmers in using agroforestry practices for the sustainability of their livelihoods that have been hampered by agricultural land scarcity.
Zekarias Zemarku, Marisennayya Senapathy, and Elias Bojago
Hindawi Limited
One of the agricultural activities of rural farmers is dairy farming. Furthermore, by providing income, it has the potential to make farm households rich. The objective of this study was to analyze the general factors that influence adoption decisions, as well as the status of adoption of dairy technology in the Offa district, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. The study area has fundamental factors influencing the adoption of dairy technologies which were unknown. This research was started to fill a knowledge gap for responsible bodies. Four kebeles were selected randomly for the study. 150 sample households (63 adopters and 87 nonadopters) were chosen using the SRS (systematic random sampling) method. The interview schedule was used to collect primary data from these households. Secondary data were gathered from a variety of sources, including reports, research findings, documents, and publications. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed by using descriptive and econometric analyzes by SPSS version 21. Focus group discussions and key informant interviews were also used to collect qualitative data. A binary logistic regression model was used to examine the factors that influence the adoption of dairy technologies. The results of the binary logistic regression model revealed that both dairy technology participants and nonparticipant households experienced a combination of personal, demographic, economic, and institutional factors that hindered adoption. Respondent age, access to credit services, size of household landholding, frequency of the extension contact, involvement of outside income, livestock ownership, and distance from the nearest market were all significant negative contributing factors. On the other hand, farm income and dairy farming experience were positively significant variables in the model. Technical assistance to improve farm productivity and income, experience sharing and field visit programs to the fields of early experienced dairy farmers, improvement of farmland usage, improvement of road infrastructure in the study area, provision of appropriate and modernized training and extension services, and so on are among the recommendations.
Zekarias Zemarku, Mulumels Abrham, Elias Bojago, and Tsegeye Bojago Dado
Hindawi Limited
Small-scale irrigation is one of the agricultural activities used by rural farmers to improve the overall livelihood of the rural community by increasing income, securing food, meeting social requirements, and reducing poverty. The main objective of this study was to look into the factors that influence small-scale irrigation for poverty reduction among small-holder farmers in the Offa Woreda, Wolaita Zone. Government and nongovernmental organizations supplied small-scale irrigation and training to small-holder farmers in the study area at various times; however, the key determinants impacting small-scale irrigation use were not fully identified in the study area. The study location was chosen for this study purpose because no prior in-depth research had been conducted. Simple random sampling was used to select the three kebeles for the study. A total of 134 people were included in the study sample frame. The sample was chosen using simple random sampling and the proportional probability-to-size (pps) method, which was proportional to the size and used multistage sampling procedure. The primary data were collected using the interview schedule. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed using descriptive and econometric analyzes in SPSS version 21. Qualitative data were also collected through focus groups and key informant interviews. A factor that influences small-scale irrigation use was investigated using a binary logistic regression model. The binary logistic regression model revealed that both the irrigation participants (37.3%) and the nonparticipant (62.7%) families had a combination of personal and demographic, economic, institutional, and social influencing factors that hinder their likelihood of using irrigation. HH age, annual income of the household, distance from the closest farm sight, farm experience, participation in training, access to irrigation, and sex of HH were positively and significantly influencing factors in the model, while total ownership of livestock of households and health status of households were negatively significant variables. As a result, the Agricultural and Natural Resources Development Office, as well as the Water Mining and Energy Offices, should devote scientific attention to the significant factors that influence irrigation use to boost farm family production and productivity.
Elias Bojago, Marisennayya Senapathy, Innocent Ngare, and Tsegeye Bojago Dado
Hindawi Limited
Soil erosion is a serious environmental and natural resource issue in Ethiopia, posing a significant threat to agricultural productivity and being one of the principal drivers of land degradation and soil fertility reduction. Evaluating the biophysical soil and water conservation structures’ effectiveness in Offa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, was the focus of the study. Purposive sampling was used to select the three kebeles that make up this watershed. W/Dekeya, Wareza, and Yakima are the three watersheds chosen for the selected study area. To meet the objective of this study, 504, 325, and 442 family heads were sampled. They comprised the overall 17% (227) of the study participants that were selected. Those who knew how to conserve soil and water, causes of degradation, and sensitive areas of their own plots of land in the study area received preference. The lack of capital, a short stretch of land, and various socioeconomic and physical conditions impeded the use of soil and water conservation systems. As a result, farmers have a reasonable position of the current biophysical soil and water conservation systems. Farmers in the study communities are aware of some traditional soil and water conservation practices as a measure to protect and restore the fertility and productivity of their farmlands. Community participation in encouraging farmers to participate in soil and water conservation practices is critical to resolving the issue of cutting-edge poverty, food insecurity, and environmental deterioration. From the study, we recommend that the government implements specific coverage and techniques as well as corrective intervention from nongovernmental organizations.