Determinants Of Malt Barley Value Chain Performance The Case Of Galema Farmers Cooperatives Union (gfcu)

The main objective of this study was to analyze determinants of malt barley value chainrnperformance in Arsi Zone Galema Farmers Cooperatives Union (GFCU). The assessment ofrnthe current status of the malt barley value chain, identify key actors in the chain, their roles,rnrelationship, SWOT and overall value chain management practices. The study was based onrndata gathered from three hundred forty malt barley producers. Purposive and simple randomrnsampling technique was applied to select sampled households. Descriptive statistics andrncorrelation analysis methods were used to analyze the data. Result from correlation analysisrnindicates that five variables are significantly affecting malt barley value chain performance.rnThese are actors’ relationship, access to market issues, actors’ role, human & physicalrnresource issues, government policy issues and market competition issues. The relativernimportance of actors’ relationship is higher than other independent variables. Therefore, thernimplication is that actors should coordinate strongly in managing all aspects of theirrnperformance of value chain analysis of malt barley in the study area.

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