This study examines the role of farm power in accelerating agricultural production. Itrnfocuses on farm power sources, their amount, ro le and integration on the one hand andrnproblems constraining their wise and efficient use on the other.rnThe research made use of both secondary and primary data sources. The secondary data arernused for macro level analysis while the primary data served the project level evaluation. Thernprimary data sources are 221 households, i.e. 189 smallholder farmers and 32 tractor-hirernservice owners from 6 PAs and the whole wereda, respectively. The results indicate thatrnthere are three sources of farm power (human, animal and mechanical) each of them havingrnthe ir own problems and prospects in accelerating agricultural production.rnRegarding human farm power, the study shows that farm households are sources ofrnagricultural power and labor requirement varies across seasons, type of crop mix, farmrnimplements used and farming systems with labor shortage and surplus periods. Added tornthese, the mechanism of labor allocation which is based on sex and age appears to bernrational.rnAs to animal farm power, the survey reveals that animal traction is creeping towards arndeepening crises because of a serious of consequences such as rapid population growth, needrnfor more production, lateral expansion of agricultural land by swallowing grazing lands,rnanimal feed scarcity in quantity and quality, emaciation of animals and low animalrnperformance, coming one after another. The end results of these phenomena have been lowrnfarm power input and production output. With regard to mechanical farm power, theresearch indicates that there is a need for adoption in the face of efficient resources use,rndeclining traction power and the des ire to get agriculture moving. However, thernenvironment for adoption of mechanization has not sufficiently matured.rnFinally, the study concludes by suggesting the need for active family planning systems andrnaffordable services, rational livestock management and efficient use, and creation ofrnenabling environment for gradual adoption and development of mechanization