Research Article
Livestock Production Challenges and Improved Forage Production Efforts in the Damot Gale District of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia
Table 6
Purpose of improved forage production by farmers as per the response (N = 160).
| | Forage type | Purpose of production | % of respondents | X2 | value | | Intervention | Nonintervention |
| | Desho grass | Feed | 22.00 | 20.00 | 21.51 | 0.001 | | Feed and cash source | 20.00 | 0.00 | | | | Feed and conservation | 20.00 | 60.00 | | | | Feed, cash, and conservation | 37.00 | 20.00 | | |
| | Elephant grass | Feed | 33.00 | 15.00 | 6.90 | 0.075 | | Feed and cash source | 13.00 | 2.00 | | | | Feed and conservation | 47.00 | 70.00 | | | | Feed, cash, and conservation | 7.00 | 13.00 | | |
| | Guatemala grass | Feed | 57.00 | 0.00 | | | | Feed and cash source | 17.00 | 0.00 | | | | Feed and conservation | 3.00 | 0.00 | | | | Feed, cash, and conservation | 23.00 | 0.00 | | |
| | Oat-vetch fodder | Feed | 86.00 | 0.00 | | | | Feed and cash source | 7.00 | 0.00 | | | | Feed, cash, and conservation | 7.00 | 0.00 | | |
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Chi square was tested at 5% significant level.
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