Table 7 Main sources of information for improved seed
Main source of the first seed | Percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amhara | Oromia | SWEP | Benishangul | Total | |
Farmer to farmer seed exchange | 41.9 | 10.7 | 41.7 | 42.4 | 41.1 |
Local market | 32.5 | 3.6 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 29.4 |
Government extension | 16.4 | 46.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 16.6 |
Research center | 3.1 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 28.8 | 4.8 |
Local seed producer | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
Farmer groups/coops | 1.0 | 35.7 | 18.8 | 6.8 | 3.2 |
Other | 1.4 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
NGOs | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |