Tef (Eragrostis tef) is one of a crucial cereal crop for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, providing essential food and nutrition security. Nonetheless, the productivity of tef grain is relatively low (1.94 tha-1), resulting from the limited access to improved varieties by farmers and low adoption of recommended management practices. Hence, this activity was conducted to demonstrate and create awareness of improved tef varieties along with their management practices in six selected potential districts namely, Adea, Lume and Gimbichu districts of East Shewa zone, Gelan and Akaki Kality districts of Sheger city administration and Becho districts of South West Shewa zone of Oromia region. Bishoftu, the newly released variety, was demonstrated along with the standard checks (Eba and Dagim) varieties and the farmers practice during the 2022/23 main planting season. Yield data was collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics, while farmers’ preference and feedback were evaluated using direct ranking and narration methods, respectively. The highest grain yield (25.5 qha–1) was obtained from Bishoftu variety at Akaki kality district while the lowest mean grain yield (20.3 qha–1) was recorded from Eba variety at Adea district of East Shewa zones of Oromia region. A mean grain yield increment of 0.2% to 21.6% was recorded from Bishoftu variety over the standard check Eba variety in all the demonstration sites. Similarly, Bishoftu variety was selected first followed by Dagim and Eba varieties in Adea, Gimbichu and Lume districts while Dagim variety was selected first followed by Bishoftu and Eba variety in the Gelan district of Sheger city administration of Oromia region. Therefore, the selected varieties should be scaled up in the target areas and other similar agro-ecological areas by involving all the concerned stakeholders such as the government sectors, non-governmental organizations and other private sectors at different levels.
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Eragrostis tef, Grain Yield, Pre-extension, Preference Ranking, Tef Variety
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Ahmed, M., Mekuriaw, T., Genet, Y., Gudeta, A., Chiche, W., et al. (2024). Pre-Extension Demonstration of Newly Released Tef (Eragrostis tef) Technologies for Selected High Potential Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. World Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjast.20240201.12
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Ahmed, M.; Mekuriaw, T.; Genet, Y.; Gudeta, A.; Chiche, W., et al. Pre-Extension Demonstration of Newly Released Tef (Eragrostis tef) Technologies for Selected High Potential Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. World J. Agric. Sci. Technol. 2024, 2(1), 5-10. doi: 10.11648/j.wjast.20240201.12
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Ahmed M, Mekuriaw T, Genet Y, Gudeta A, Chiche W, et al. Pre-Extension Demonstration of Newly Released Tef (Eragrostis tef) Technologies for Selected High Potential Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. World J Agric Sci Technol. 2024;2(1):5-10. doi: 10.11648/j.wjast.20240201.12
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Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
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