takeholders' Integration in Sorghum and Sesame Seed Supply System. The Case of West Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

Sesame and Sorghum are the major crops that are widely used for consumption and marketing purposes. However, the attention given for seed production and supply is low in these crops and it does not meet the growing demands of the farmers in the west Gondar zone, even various actors and stakeholders are involved in sesame and sorghum seed production and dissemination activities. Hence, the study tried to assess stakeholders' integration in Sorghum and Sesame seed supply system and identify the challenges of the Sesame and sorghum seed supply system in the study area. The research adopts a cross-sectional survey design that combines both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. To select the study area and respondents, a multi-stage sampling technique was used. In the first stage, Metema and Quara districts were selected purposively due to their potential for sorghum and sesame production. At the second stage, two kebeles were selected from each district purposively based on their potential for Sesame and Sorghum production. At the last stage, a total of 88 sample stakeholders were selected by using a simple random sampling technique. Data analysis was carried out by using descriptive statistics like frequency, mean, and standard deviation. The survey result indicates that the integration of stakeholders in the major activities (Problem identification, planning, implementing the activities, monitoring, and evaluation of the activities and documentation of best practices) and specific activities was not satisfactory. Hence, the stakeholders should work in an integrated manner to improve the seed supply system of sesame and sorghum ultimately addresses the problem of duplication of efforts in the study area