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标题：Long-run Spatial and Temporal Yield Variability Analysis of Three Major Crops Affected by Fertilizer Use and Rainfall in Ethiopia over the Past 15 Years (2004/05–2018/19)
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作者：Mulugeta Demiss ; Joaquin Sanabira ; Upendra Singh 等
期刊名称：Sustainable Agriculture Research
印刷版ISSN：1927-050X
电子版ISSN：1927-0518
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：3
页码：1
DOI：10.5539/sar.v10n3p1
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：Ethiopia is one of the major producers of maize and wheat and the only producer of teff at a larger scale for grain in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Various efforts have been made by the government of Ethiopia to increase productivity over the past 15 years. Here we analyze a dataset with more than 1,260 yield observations from 2004/05 to 2018/19 for three crops (teff, maize, and wheat) in the 28 zones of the two major cereal-growing regions of the country. These two regions, Amhara, and Oromia represent around 81% of cropped area, 75% of fertilizer use, and 82% of cereal production of Ethiopia annually. Zonal level crop production data were used to analyze spatial and temporal patterns of teff, wheat, and maize yield. Zones were categorized as wet and dry based on annual rainfall. We dissect the evolution of yield trends over time and space, analyze yield variation, and evaluate whether growth of yields has increased, decreased, or stalled in recent years. We found that productivity of teff, wheat, and maize continued to increase from 0.95 to 1.76 metric tons per hectare (mt ha -1 ), 1.56 to 2.76 mt ha -1 , and 1.72 to 4.0 mt ha -1 respectively, between 2004/05 and 2018/19. There was an average annual increase of 5%–8% during this time. The data also show a strong correlation of yield with rainfall and fertilizer use patterns; therefore, we recommend that the fertilizer advisory service should also make use of the rainfall conditions of the different locations to fine-tune fertilizer recommendations.
关键词：Ethiopia; fertilizer; teff; trend