FACTORS AFFECTING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF BREAD WHEAT: THE CASE OF ADABA WOREDA, WEST ARSI ZONE, OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Abstract Wheat is among important cereal crops to ensuring food and nutrition safety measures in developing countries like Ethiopia. The demand for wheat is expected as significantly increases mainly due to a rapidly population growth in the countries. Globally, wheat production must grow at least by 1.6%. Whereas in Ethiopia the yield must grow from the level 4.6 million tons to 10 million tons, Ensuring quality Bread Wheat productivity is a continuous process. But to meet this standard knowing the critical factors of Bread Wheat productivity is the mandate of all concerned stakeholders. With this aim, this research is undertaken to unveil the factors that contribute to Bread Wheat production. This study hence, presents the analysis of Bread Wheat production and its factors affecting among farmers across major wheat growing areas of the Adaba woreda To do so, total 345 male 282 And 63 females’ households were randomly selected from five PAs of Adaba woreda in West Arsi Zone Oromia region to collect their opinion. Study reveals that households play major role to ensure the Bread Wheat productivity. Data was used from the farm-household survey conducted in 2020/21 by researcher. Supplementary secondary data were collected on wheat area, production and WAO and Crop co-operative available in the woredas. Data were analyzed using various techniques (including descriptive, inferential statistics and regression analysis). One way ANOVA was used to analyze the factors. The empirical analysis found, regarding the Factors related to wheat productivity relationship between independent variables (farm size, age education level modern production inputs application, and soil fertility) the study indicates that independent variables have 97.3 % ability to affect Bread wheat productivity, the dependent variable. Considering the model, the value of adjusted R2 (.972) is closer to the R2 value and both are so closer to 1. This suggests that adding each of the additional independent variables after the 1st independent variable, makes a significant contribution in explaining the variation in the dependent variable households Overall awareness on the bread wheat production. Based on the finding the following suggestion was given the Socio economic Factors have a very significant influence on Bread wheat productivity; local farms should focus on this responsibility and improve. Bread wheat productivity, as per the result of the study next management practice is the second factors. Farmers should work hard in order to improve. the local communities prompt willing to using modern production inputs ,WAO should work hard to improve the local farmer’s productivity in order to get satisfied local communities since the farmer households averagely dissatisfied on the service they have got from them.WAO and seed distribution co-operatives should support farmers in supplying improved seed varieties expected to support poor farmers with certified seeds, inputs and diversified skill advise The employees/ ADA/ in WAO should inform the local communities all about Agriculture and finally, The Hunte Seed Enterprise should provide Technical support like Training Visiting field day and improved seed variety support farms employees expected to help the local farmers