Research Article
Livestock Production Challenges and Improved Forage Production Efforts in the Damot Gale District of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia
Table 7
Improved forage seed/planting material accessibility (N = 160).
| | Descriptions | % of respondents | X2 | value | | Intervention | Nonintervention |
| | Response for availability | | | 30.86 | 0.001 | | Yes | 76.00 | 32.50 | | | | No | 24.00 | 67.50 | | |
| | Forage seed provider | | | 127.89 | 0.001 | | Agriculture office | 7.50 | 78.80 | | | | NGO | 75.00 | 0.00 | | | | Purchased from others | 3.80 | 0.00 | | | | Relatives | 3.80 | 21.30 | | | | DoA and NGO | 10.00 | 0.00 | | |
| | Available forage seed | | | 77.863 | 0.001 | | Desho grass | 99.00 | 37.50 | | | | Elephant grass | 15.00 | 43.80 | | | | Guatemala grass | 5.00 | 0.00 | | | | Oat-vetch forage | 40.00 | 0.00 | | |
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NGO = nongovernmental organization; DoA = District Office of Agriculture; chi square was tested at 5% significant level.
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