Zelalem Lingerh, AshenafiAlemu* and Worku Negash
Tef ( Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) is a significant food and cash crop. In Ethiopia, it is vital to food security. However, the country's overall output performance is dismal. Between September 2019 and September 2020, researchers in East Belesa district, Central Gondar zone, and Amhara National Regional State assessed yield performance and farmer preference for enhanced Tef varieties. Researchers in East Belesa district, Central Gondar zone, and Amhara National Regional State analyzed yield performance and farmer preferenc es for improved Tef varieties between 2019 and 2020. 212 small household farmers were selected from six major kebeles via observations, questionnaires, focus group discussions, and semi semi-structured interviews, and both descriptive and inferential data was a nalyzed using Minitab 18. The confidence level, ChiChi-square tests, and one one-way ANOVA were set to 95%. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The majority of respondents (77.4%) favored the Cross Cross-37 improved tef variety; whereas the Boset improved tef variety was only grown in the Achikan and Guhala Guhala-01 Kebeles. According to ANOVA data, smallholder Cross Cross-37 and Boset varieties had mean productivity of 31.20 q/ha and 9.60 q/ha in 2010 EC, respectively. Cross Cross-37 had the same mean productivity (32.80 q/ ha) in 2011 and 2012 EC, while Boset had the same mean productivity (9.60 q/ha) for three years running. More research, with a larger sample size, area coverage, and a supporting molecular approach, is needed to understand the limitations of tef production in the studied area. This study found that Cross Cross-37 produced well and chose a superior tef variety in the study region region.
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