EFFECTIVENESS OF UPLAND RICE FARMER-TO-FARMER SEED PRODUCTION ... - CORE

EFFECTIVENESS OF UPLAND RICE FARMER-TO-FARMER SEED PRODUCTION-EXCHANGE SYSTEM: THE CASE OF FOGERA WOREDA, SOUTH GONDER, ETHIOPIA

M.Sc Thesis

TESFAYE ALEMU ABETEW

August 2009 Haramaya University

EFFECTIVENESS OF UPLAND RICE FARMER-TO-FARMER SEED PRODUCTION-EXCHANGE SYSTEM: THE CASE OF FOGERA WOREDA, SOUTH GONDER, ETHIOPIA

A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, School of Graduate Studies

HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION (AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND INNOVATION)

By TESFAYE ALEMU ABETEW

August 2009 Haramaya University

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY

As Thesis Research advisor, I hereby certify that I have read and evaluated this thesis prepared, under my guidance, by Tesfaye Alemu Abetew, entitled ` EFFECTIVENESS OF UPLAND RICE FARMER-TO- FARMER SEED PRODUCTION ? EXCHANGE SYSTEM: THE CASE OF FOGERA WOREDA, SOUTH GONDAR, ETHIOPIA'. I recommend that it be submitted as fulfilling the thesis requirement.

Professor Ranjan S. Karippai Major Advisor

_____________ Signature

_____________ Date

As members of the Board of examiners of the M.Sc Thesis Open Defense Examination, we certify that we have read, evaluated the Thesis prepared by Tesfaye Alemu Abetew and examine the candidate. We recommended that the Thesis be accepted as fulfilling the Thesis requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension (Communication and Innovation).

_________________ Chair person

_____________ Signature

________________ Date

_________________ Internal Examiner

_________________ External Examiner

______________ Signature

______________ Signature

_________________ Date

_________________ Date

ii

DEDICATION

To the late Getachew Afework who dedicated his life for the promotion of rice in Fogera woreda.

iii

STATEMENT OF AUTHOR

First, I declare that this thesis is the result of my own work and that all sources or materials used for this thesis have been duly acknowledged. This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced M.Sc. degree at Haramaya University and to be made available at the universities Library under the rules of the Library. I confidently declare that this thesis has not been submitted to any other institutions anywhere for the award of any academic degree, diploma, or certificate.

Brief quotations from thesis are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgement of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by dean of School of Graduate Studies when in his or her judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interest of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author.

Name: Tesfaye Alemu Place: Haramaya University, Haramaya Date of submission: August, 2009

Signature........................

iv

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download