Abstract            Volume:11  Issue-9  Year-2023         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

The experiment was carried out in DaroLebu and Boke districts of West Hararghe Zone with the objectives of evaluating improved varieties of groundnut under farmers` field condition and to create awareness. Two kebeles were selected purposively based on groundnut production potential, one kebele from each district. Four farmers were included depending on their interest to the technology, managing the experiment, have appropriate land for the experiment and taking the risk at the time of failures. One improved variety Milkaye with standard check were demonstrated and evaluated on 10mx10m farm area of each farmer. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through observation, feedback from farmers and data recording sheet. Descriptive statistics, and t-test was used to analyze collected data. While qualitative data were analysed through Garret ranking and narration. The result of the study indicated that Milkaye variety show 31.5% yield advantage over the standard check under farmer’s condition. On the other hand, result of T-test shows that, there is statistically significant mean difference between the yield of standard check and improved variety (Milkaye) at less than 1% probability level. Farmers were preferred Milkaye Variety due to its disease resistant, high number of pod per plant, high number of seed per pod, Early maturity, Drought resistance than Warer-96. Thus, Milkaye was recommended for further popularization and scaling up in study area and similar agro ecology.

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