Proceeding of Pre-extension demonstration of Agricultural Technologies IQQO AGP-II i Proceeding of Pre-extension demonstration of Agricultural Technologies IQQO AGP-II Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Workshop Proceeding For Completed Research Activities of Pre-Extension Demonstration of Agricultural Technologies Correct citation: Tilahun Geneti, Amare Biftu, Bayisa Gedefa, Tamirat Gebiso, Dagnachew Lule and Teshome Bogale (eds), 2017. Oromia Agricultural Research Institute Workshop Proceeding for Completed Research Activities of Pre-extension Demonstration of Agricultural Technologies, 27-30 April 2017, Adama, Ethiopia, 135pp Copyright © 2017 Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (IQQO). All Right Reserved. Tell:+251-114707102/+251-114707118 Fax:+251-114707127/4707126 P.O. Box:81265, Email: [email protected], website: http://www.iqqo.org, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Donor partners ii Proceeding of Pre-extension demonstration of Agricultural Technologies IQQO AGP-II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to thank the World Bank and other donor partners for funding the research work, the workshop and also publishing this proceedings. Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, the respective research centers and staff members are cordially acknowledged for supporting, hosting and executing the research works. All authors of the references cited in each manuscript are duly acknowledged. iii Proceeding of Pre-extension demonstration of Agricultural Technologies IQQO AGP-II Preface Realizing the key role that it plays in the national economy, the Ethiopian government has given due emphasis to the agricultural sector development. The Agricultural and Rural Development Policy and Strategy of the country which was designed nearly a decade and half ago,has highly emphasized the important role of agriculture as a means of ensuring rapid economic growth, enhancing benefits to the people, eliminating food aid dependency, and promoting the development of amarket-oriented economy. Guided by this national policy and strategy, different consecutive national plans, programs and projects focusing on the development of the agriculture sector has been implemented and is being implemented throughout the country. Among such programs, the Agricultural Growth Program (AGP-II) is one and perhaps the biggest World Bank and other donors supported project launched to support agriculture research and development. The AGP-II project which is currently under implementation is providing financial supports to the agricultural research and extension both at national and regional levels. The project has four components of which the research component is one. The aim of the research component is to adapt or generate agricultural technologies, undertake pre-extension demonstration of proven technologies, produce source technologies that would serve as a base for large scale technology multiplication and enhance capacity of the research systems to improve technology supply. Being one of the implementing institutions, the Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (IQQO) is conducting various technology adaptation and generation, pre-extension demonstrations, source technology multiplication and capacity building activities. Of the total technology adaptation/generation and pre-extension demonstrations conducted in 2016/17 cropping seasons 23 technology adaptation/generation and 14 pre-extension demonstration activities have been completed and their results are by now ready for use.This workshop is organized with the purpose of reviewing research findings related to pre-extension demonstration of improved agricultural technologies. The workshop involves researchers from different disciplines, research directors and other relevant stakeholders. Asefa Ta’a (PhD) Deputy Director General Oromia Agricultural Research Institute iv Proceeding of Pre-extension demonstration of Agricultural Technologies IQQO AGP-II TABLE OF CONTENTS Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Bread Wheat Technologies in Ginnir District of Bale Zone..........................................................................................................................................1 Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Bread Wheat Technologies in AGP-II Districts of East and Horro Guduru Wollega Zones, Western Oromia ..................................................... 12 Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Durum Wheat Technologies in Bale and West Arsi Zones, Southeastern Oromia, Ethiopia ................................................................................... 21 Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Teff Technologies in AGP- II Districts of East and Horro Guduru Wollega Zones ................................................................................................ 34 Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Bread Wheat Technologies in Selected AGP-II districts of Bale and West Arsi Zones ..................................................................................................... 44 Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Food Barley Technologies in AGP-II Districts of East and Horro Guduru Wollega Zones ................................................................................. 58 Pre-Extension Demonstration of Improved Potato Technologies in AGP –II Districts of Horro Guduru Wollega Zone ............................................................................................................ 65 Pre-Extension Demonstration and Participatory Evaluation of Improved Sesame Technologies in Selected AGP-II Districts of East Wollega Zone ................................................................. 73 Pre-Extension Demonstration of Animal Drawn Cart through FREG in Selected AGP-II Districts of Bale Zone ............................................................................................................. 82 Pre-Extension Demonstration of Milk Churner Technology through FREGs in Selected AGP- II Districts of Arsi Zone .......................................................................................................... 88 Pre-Extension Demonstration of Hay-Box Chicken Brooder through Farmers Research Extension Group in Selected AGP-II Districts of Arsi and West Arsi Zones .......................... 94 Pre-Extension Demonstration of Soil Test Based Crop Response Phosphorus Recommendation on Maize at Bedele District, Western Oromia, ........................................... 99 Pre Extension Demonstration of Soil Test Based Crop Response Phosphorus Recommendation on Teff at Chora District, Western Oromia, ......................................................................... 104 Pre-Extension Demonstration of Soil Test Based Crop Response Phosphorus Recommendation on Teff Crop In Girar Jarso District of North Shewa Zone, Oromia. ....... 109 Guideline for Crop Research Technology Demonstration .................................................... 116 v Proceeding of Pre-extension demonstration of Agricultural Technologies IQQO AGP-II Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Bread Wheat Technologies in Ginnir District of Bale Zone Amare Biftu*, Bekele Diriba, Ayalew Sida Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (OARI), Sinana Agricultural Research Center PO Box-208, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia *Corresponding Author: [email protected] Abstract Participatory on-farm demonstration of bread wheat varieties were carried out with the objectives of evaluating and selecting the best performed improved bread wheat technologies under farmers’ condition and to build farmers’ knowledge and skill of wheat production and management packages in Ginnir district of Bale Zone in 2016/17 production season. A total of ten (10) participant farmers were selected from two wheat growing potential Kebeles of Ginnir district to carry out the demonstration activity. One FRG/FREG having 20 member farmers was established at each Kebele. Two improved bread wheat varieties (Bika and Ogolcho) were compared (demonstrated) with one standard check (Dhakaba) on plot size of 32 m x 32 m (1024 m2) by using each farmer’s field as replication. All recommended agronomic practices were equally applied to all the plots and the fields were closely supervised and managed well. Participatory training was given for a total of 176 participants on important agronomic practices and disease control measures. At maturity stage of the crop, the varieties were jointly evaluated with a team composed of researchers, farmers, development agents and experts. Tillering capacity, disease tolerance, spike length, seeds per spike, plant height, seed color and size, early maturing, adaptability to their locality, uniformity, crop stand and overall yield were the selection criteria identified by the participants for selecting the best performing variety/ies. Agronomic data and yield data were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics in order to evaluate the performance of the varieties. With regard to yield, 54.5 qt ha-1, 47.5 qt ha-1and 40 qt ha-1were obtained from Ogolcho, Bika and Dhakaba, respectively. Besides; Ogolcho has 36.25 % and 14.74% yield advantage over Bika and Dhakaba, respectively. Whereas, Bika has 18.75% yield advantage over Dhakaba. Thus, Ogolcho ranked first followed by Bika and both varieties were recommended to scale up/out in Ginnir district and other similar agro-ecologies of Bale zone. Key words: Farmers’ preferences, Farmers Research Extension Group (FREG), Introduction Agriculture is a dominant sector in Ethiopia. It contributes 41.6 % to the gross domestic product (GDP),