Enset Value Chain Analysis And Its Determinants The Case Of Rural Households In Abeshge Woreda Gurage Zone Ethiopia

The aim of this research was to investigate the Value Chain Analysis and its Determinants: ThernCase of Rural Households in Abeshge Woreda Gurage Zone. Data was collected from primaryrnand secondary sources. Primary data for this survey was taken from two sample kebelesrnwhere154 households randomly selected from farmer households, 5 collectors, 15 wholesalers, 8rnconsumers and 5 key informants. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics and econometricrnmodels were used. The finding revealed that the production of Kocho and Bulla were used morernfor consumption while the rest was sold. This finding indicates that Kocho and Bulla are thernstaple food for the sampled kebeles. In addition, interview and observation results also showedrnthat the production of Kocho and Bulla declined because of disease that destroyed the plant.rnThe value chain analysis discovered that value chain actors in the sample kebeles were inputrnsuppliers/producers, wholesalers, retailers and end users/consumers. But there was lack ofrnaccess to markets and roads, weak market information, lack of extension service and creditrnfacilitation also a constraint to the producer share. The total marketing and profit margin sharernalong the value chain actors (Producer, Wholesaler and Retailer). The findings indicate thatrnretailer is more profitable followed by the wholesale side of the production. Multiple linearrnregressions also revealed that the market supply chain also increased because of the nearestrnaccess to transportation, age of the producer and production of kocho and bulla which couldrnincrease the amount of Kocho and Bulla. The Multivariate probit Model revealed thatrnproducers’ likelihood of using the channels that maximize market outlet choice to get more profitrnwould have been appropriate. Therefore, Government interventions in terms of policy on Kochornand Bulla value chain on marketing would help the producer get more profit. In the mean time,rnlack of access roads to the market and weak linkage to agricultural credit facilitations, hasrnsignificantly affected the farmers to get profit and input supply. Hence, government has to creaternproper policies that will increase production that will sustain the society as a whole and thernstudy area in particular, and this will support the value chains that need proper intervention tornencourage the actors along the chain.rnKeywords: Value chain, Enset, Abeshge woreda, Multivariate Probit model, Market outletrnchoice

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