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International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences
Volume-3 Issue-3, 2017, Page No: 32-37
On-Farm Demonstration and Evaluation of Improved Plastic Milk Churner in West Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Fetiya Mohammed, Estefanos Tadesse, Tesfaye Gemechu
Oromia Agricultural Research institute Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center,Ethiopia.
Citation : Fetiya M, Estefanos T, Tesfaye G. On-Farm Demonstration and Evaluation of Improved Plastic Milk Churner in West Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences . 2017;3(3):32-37.
Abstract
The study was conducted in two districts of West Arsi zone with an objective of demonstrating and evaluating improved plastic milk churner there by reducing women’s workload in churning activity. 17 improved plastic milk churners were distributed and evaluated by participating women farmers grouped in farmer’s research groups (FRGs). The results showed a significant difference in time of churning at (p<0.05) resulting in 0:39± 0.01hrs for the improved plastic milk churners and 1:05±0.01 hr. for the traditional clay pot churners. However, there was no statistically significant difference on butter yield between the churners in the study areas. Nevertheless, the improved plastic churner were found to be more time saving than the traditional clay pot churners and are recommended for further scaling up works.
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