Markew Mengiste Neway
@dbu.edu.et
Economics
Debre Berhan University
EDUCATION
MSc in Applied Development Economics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The authors’ area of research interest includes poverty analysis, agricultural technology adoption, food security, value-chain analysis, income diversification and livelihood analysis.
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Markew Mengiste Neway and Solomon Estifanos Massresha
Informa UK Limited
Abstract Nowadays, poverty is one of the most important issues that needs due attention in many developing countries like Ethiopia. Nonetheless, poverty in Ethiopia remains widespread in both rural and urban areas. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the determinants and status of poverty in Berehet Woreda. The study was conducted using a cross-sectional survey. To conduct the study, a sample of 384 households was selected using a stratified simple random sampling technique. Foster Greer Thorbecke’s Poverty Index was used to examine the extent and severity of poverty in the Woreda. Accordingly, about 36% of households in Woreda live below the poverty line, with an average poverty gap of 12% and poverty severity of about 7%. The binary logit model showed that household education status, dependency ratio, residential area, and access to credit were statistically significant in determining household poverty status. Since the poverty situation in Woreda was worse than the national average, the regional government should prioritize this Woreda and develop a special type of projects especially in rural areas that can lift the majority of the poor out of poverty.
Markew Mengiste Neway and Mesele Belay Zegeye
Informa UK Limited
Abstract This paper aims to analyze gender differences in the adoption of agricultural technology in the North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The data were collected in 2021 from 796 farm households and were analyzed using binary logit model. The results show that the adoption rate of agricultural technology in the zone by male-headed (87.3%) and female-headed households are significantly different, and adoption is lower for female-headed households (61.2%). The descriptive results reveal that female headed households had lower access to education, land size, and for that reason technology adoption. Moreover, the results show that the decision to adopt agricultural technology is significantly influenced by the gender of the household, the level of education of the householder, the marital status of the householder, participation in saving, membership of an agricultural cooperative, distance from the market and access to extension visits, access to certain credit, total arable land and livestock asset. Therefore, the results suggest that policies and programs that aim at developing and disseminating agricultural technology in the Zone should vigorously support economically less endowed but more gender-egalitarian, especially female-headed ones.
Tadesse Zenebe Lema, Solomon Estifanos Masresha, Markew Mengsitie Neway, and Eshetu Molla Demeke
Informa UK Limited
Abstract Inefficiency in barley production is among the challenges to agricultural transformation in Ethiopia. North Shewa zone of Amhara regional state is not exception in this regard. As such addressing inefficiency is among the crucial efforts for agricultural transformation. The objective of the current study was to analyze the technical efficiency of barley production in north Shewa zone of Amhara regional state, Ethiopia. For this purpose 385 farm households were randomly selected from four purposively selected districts in the zone. The one-step maximum likelihood estimation result of the Cobb-Douglas production function result reveals that seed application, DAP fertilizer application, UREA fertilizer application, land under barley production, labor and oxen ownership have a positive and significant effect on barley production. The predicted average technical efficiency score is found to be 85.06 percent implying that given existing input mix and technology it is possible to increase the production of barley on average by 14.94%. The study found that education, non/off farm income, access to market information, access to extension service and tropical livestock unit are found to have a positive and significant effect on the technical efficiency of barley production while distance from the market and marital status (divorced) have a negative significant effect on technical efficiency of barley production. The result suggests that the government should encourage farmers vocational trainings and participation in off/non-farm activities, improve access to market information, access to extension services, livestock ownership and access to market to improve barley production efficiency.
Eshetu Molla, Ehite Hailekirstos, Markew Mengstie, and Tadesse Zenebe
Informa UK Limited
Abstract The main objective of the study is to identify the determinants of wheat value chain in case of North Shewa Zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia. The researchers used multistage purposive random sampling technique to select representative households in the study area. The ordinary least square output revealed that production of wheat, price of wheat and secondary and tertiary education of the household positively and significantly affect supply of wheat to the market. On the other hand, distance from the market and distance from the main road have negative and significant effect on supply of wheat. Moreover, the multinomial logit regression result showed that household family size and market information have positive and significant effect while distance from the market and ownership of livestock have negative and significant effect on smallholder farmers’ market participation. The binary logit model also indicates that land holding, access to market information, total livestock and primary education affected positively and significantly. Therefore, policies aiming at increasing farmer’s awareness of producing value added wheat produce to enhance value creations are recommended to strengthen chain development.
Solomon Estifanos Massresha, Tadesse Zenebe Lema, Markew Mengiste Neway, and Wudineh Ayalew Degu
Informa UK Limited
Laying the ground for the agricultural sector to derive development is critical and urgent in relieving majority of the poor out of poverty trap. This in turn calls the modernization of the agricul...
Mesele Belay and Markew Mengiste
Wiley
Publications
The determinants of household willingness to pay for irrigation water: in the case of Northern Showa, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
The determinants of household poverty: the case of berehet woreda, amhara regional state, Ethiopia.
Analysis of the technical efficiency of barley production in North Shewa Zone of Amhara regional state, Ethiopia.