Determinants of Faba bean Sales Volume in Chelia District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Faba bean is an important pulse crop which plays a vital role in the livelihood of many people in Ethiopia. Despite the actual production and the socio-economic importance of the crop, enhancing faba bean producers to reach markets is not well addressed in the study area. Therefore, this study was initiated to analyze the determinants of Faba bean market supply by farm household in Cheliya District, West Shoa Zone. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. Primary data were collected from a sample of 132 faba bean producers, and 32 traders using random sampling, and purposive sampling method, respectively. Secondary data were collected through reviewing documents from different sources. Descriptive statistics and econometric model were used to analyze the data.  The result of Multiple Linear Regression Model revealed that four variables namely education level of the household head, number of livestock owned, farming experience on faba bean production, and distance to the nearest market influenced the sales volume of Faba bean positively while income from non-farm activities had negatively and significantly influenced the sales volume of faba bean. The findings suggests that, strengthening the provision of education, improving producers knowledge and experience on faba bean production, expanding accessibility of market infrastructure, and enhancing crop-livestock production was suggested in the study area to boost production and thereby increase the sales volume of Faba bean.

Keywords: Faba bean, Cheliya, Sales volume, Multiple Linear Regression Model

DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/11-7-02

Publication date: April 30^th 2021