No

Research Areas

Description

1

Agricultural technologies adoption

·   Evaluating determinants and Impact of various agricultural technology adoptions on farm incomes. Transaction costs associated with adoption and so on.

2

Value chain analysis of agricultural products 

·  Determination of the best pay-off outlets for market actors.

·  Price spread as well as integrations analysis

3

Social networks and livelihoods analysis in farm sectors

·  Role of social capitals in enhancing rural development. Deep analysis of the role of informal institutions on households’ welfare.

No

Published articles/book

Web link

1

Biru G., Mshenga, P. M., and Zemedu, L. (2016). Analysis of the Impact of Organic Fertilizer Use on Smallholder Farmers’ Income in Shashemene District, Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1(4): 117 – 124.

http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=232&doi=10.11648/j.ijae.20160104.14

2

Biru G., Mshenga, P., and Zemedu, L. (2016). Analysing the Determinants of Adoption of Organic Fertilizer by Smallholder Farmers in Shashemene District, Ethiopia. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 6(19):35 – 44.

http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JNSR/article/download/33765/34709

3

Biru G., Mshenga, P., Zemedu, L. (2017).  Organic Fertilizer Adoption among Smallholder Farmers: Determinants and Income Effects. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Saarbrucken, Germany.

https://www.amazon.com.mx/Analysis-Adoption-Organic-Fertilizer-Smallholder/dp/333007955X