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PRE-EXTENSION DEMONSTRATION OF SHIRO TYPE FIELD 

PEA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE HIGHLANDS OF GUJI ZONE, 

OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA             

          
 Basha Kebede (a)1   Tekle Bobo (b)    Dembi Korji (c)    

 

(a) Agricultural Extension Researcher, Bore Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Oromia, Ethiopia; E-mail: 

bsshkbd@gmail.com  
(b) Socio Economics Researcher, Bore Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Oromia, Ethiopia; E-mail: 

bobotekle@gmail.com 
(c) Agricultural Extension Researcher, Bore Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Oromia, Ethiopia; E-mail: 
korjidembi@gmail.com 

 

 
A R T I C L E I N F O 

 
 

Article History: 
 

Received: 10th October 2023 

Reviewed & Revised: 11th October 2023 

to 8th February 2024 

Accepted: 9th February 2024 
Published: 10th February 2024 

 
Keywords: 

 

Agricultural Extension, Demonstration,  

Field Pea, Bilalo. 

 
JEL Classification Codes: 

 

Q16, O32, O13 

       
      Peer-Review Model:  

 

      External peer-review was done through  

      double-blind method.  

 
A B S T R A C T 
 
Agricultural research centres have released wide varieties to improve field pea production. However, 

the productivity of field peas is low due to insufficient demonstration of released and adapted varieties 

at the farmers’ level. Hence, demonstrating released and improved varieties is the critical approval for 

large-scale production of field peas. Therefore, this experiment was exhibited at three highlands to 

estimate profitability and evaluate the yield of shiro-kind field pea varieties. The Bilalo variety was 

demonstrated with local varieties by 12 farmers in 2022. Yield and costs of production were collected. 

The data was analyzed through cost-benefit analysis and descriptive statistics. The result indicated that 

the Bilalo variety gave a better yield (25.92 Qt/ha) than the local variety (18.33 Qt/ha). Cost-benefit 

analysis indicated that the Bilalo variety gave better returns (108672 ETB/ha) than the local variety 

(54022 ETB/ha). Farmers prefer the Bilalo variety because it provides a higher harvest, is more disease 

tolerant and has a higher market value over the local variety. The improved Shiro field pea variety is 

significant for yield increment and profit growth. Thus, the Bilalo variety should be used for shiro-type 

field pea production in highland areas. Additional research is desirable to promote the Bilalo variety 

through scaling up in the highlands and similar agroecology of the Guji zone.  

 
 

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INTRODUCTION 

Field pea is one of annual crops grown in Ethiopia. It is the main nutrition pulse, a low-priced center of protein possessing 

critical amino acids which ensure high nutritious (Getachew, 2019). It grows in the highland areas. Field pea has the 

perspective of emergent in flexible ranges of elevations from 1800masl to 3000 masl (Tesfaye, 2021; Gadissa et al., 2022). 

The crop is also produced in different soil types except salty and drenched circumstances (Endres et al., 2016). 

  The rank of field pea among the worldwide pulse is second (Muoni et al., 2019; Cherinet & Tazebachew, 2015) 

and in Ethiopia it occupies the fourth rank of pulse crops and covers 219,927.59 hectares. The yield productivity of field 

pea is 17.27Qt/ha (Ethiopian Statistics Service, 2022). It is the chief diet peas and inexpensive sources of protein having 

important amino acid for poor farmers (Kapila et al., 2012). It has environmental and economic significance in Ethiopia. 

Field pea is appropriate for alternation arrangements to diminish the undesirable influences of mono-cropping on cereal-

based farming (Muoni et al., 2019; Fikere et al., 2014). Field pea is also used as a means of revenue generation to small 

holders and alien exchange for the nation (Shahidur et al., 2010; Girma, 2003).   

  Regardless of its significance, 1.7 t/ha of field pea productivity is very little (Ethiopian Statistics Service, 2022) 

                                                      
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related to possible production of 3.556 t/ha (Tolessa et al., 2013) and Mogiso (2017) show that 4.17 t/ha field pea was 

harvested from research stations while the most yield of 7-8 t/ha was harvested in developed nations (Smýkal et al., 2012). 

The small production of field peas by farmers is mostly due to the use of local varieties (Mogiso, 2017; Ali et al., 2021; 

Boere et al., 2015). Contrast this, above 80 new field pea diversities have been released to highland areas of Ethiopia (Shumi 

et al., 2021). These released varieties are not exhaustively produced by the smallholder farmers. 

  Accessibility and usage of released field pea is a great challenge. Therefore, the government of Ethiopia dedicated 

demonstration of new and improved varieties to a learning process of farmers about varieties before large scale production. 

The Highland Guji zone is suitable for field pea cultivation. The crop can be used in shiro type (in powder used to prepare 

Ethiopian wat eaten with injera) in households and in hostels. Shiro type field pea cultivation is imperative as the variety is 

typically consumed in the country, including rural and town areas. Meat prices are increasing at an alarming rate and farmers 

and poor people cannot afford them. However, the field pea can substitute meat since it has amino acids and is a source of 

protein for farmers and people. Therefore, promotion of field peas in the form of demonstration is desirable. In Guji Zone, 

farmers used local field pea varieties (Shumi et al., 2021). As a result, small produce of the crop is harvested irrespective of 

the capabilities of highland parts. Field pea is extremely wanted domestically and countrywide due to its daily nutritional 

utilization and high value crop for farmers. Therefore, demonstration of such a valuable crop is important as an entry point 

for large production. The objectives of this study were to assess harvest performance, estimate cost-effectiveness of farmers’ 

circumstances and judge farmers’ responses to the promotion of improved shiro field pea in selected highlands of Guji zone. 

 

LITERATURE REVIEW 

Demonstration is an event for providing farmers with experiment showing how the new variety, technology and methods 

can be applied and utilized to bring positive changes on farmers’ farm (Ingram et al., 2018). In agricultural demonstration, 

researchers test and demonstrate the critical advantage of technologies and approaches (Sutherland & Marchand, 2021; 

Burton, 2020). 

  Demonstration can be envisaged in actual circumstances to which farmers can relate (Marchand et al., 2019). On 

farm demonstrations could thus be arranged for transferring the traditional knowledge and skills of farmers to the 

contemporary and engage the active bottom up learning activities (Cooreman et al., 2021). Demonstration event could 

provide the opportunity for farmers and other stakeholders to discuss about technology or variety, cooperatively resolve the 

problems, compare practices in similar to their own and familiar to the practical activities (Ingram et al., 2018). 

Demonstration recognized as hands-on engagements perceived by organizers and partakers to generate a wide range of 

positive belongings for farmers, with a principal concentration on certifying actual learning opportunities and empowerment 

of farmers on demonstration (Adamsone-Fiskovica et al., 2021). Agricultural research institutes visibly show an imperative 

role in on-farm demonstration to transfer their research output to be more successful on farmers land than advisory services 

(Kebede & Bobo, 2023; Sutherland et al., 2021).  

  In Ethiopia, there are different agricultural technology transfer approaches from research to the farmers. 

Participatory variety selection, pre-extension demonstration, pre scaling up and large scale technology promotions are 

currently applied approach in the country (Korji et al., 2023). In participatory variety or technology selection, different 

varieties will be shown to the farmers and the farmers will judge the best variety to their contest. In pre-extension 

demonstration, farmers themselves participated in the research at their land from land preparation to post management in 

order to approve the importance of the recommended new or improved variety/technology in their farming circumstance. 

At this stage farmers decision and preference can determine the adoption of the variety. The best variety selected at pre-

extension demonstration stage can further popularized through pre-scaling up and large scale production (Kebede et al., 

2023) to increase production and maximize farmers’ benefit. In this study context, the pre-extension demonstration intended 

to test the recommended and the improved shiro type field pea variety and packages to the local context. After the approval 

of varieties by the farmers the scaling up and large scale production through cluster farming is expected from extension 

system. 

MATERIALS AND METHODS 

Site and Farmers’ Selection 

The demonstration was organized in three (3) highlands. Based on field pea production, Bore, Ana Sora and Arda Jila Mea 

Boko districts were purposively selected. In each district, two kebeles were selected from the highlands. Finally, in each 

kebele, three (3) experimental farmers sowed shiro type field pea. 

 

Research Design and Materials  

The improved shiro form field pea called Bilalo variety and the local variety was used during 2022 year. Twelve (12) 

experimental farmers planted Bilalo and local field peas. Each variety was sown on the plot area of 10mx10m. This 

demonstration used the recommended 100kg/ha of NPS, 100kg/ha of seed, 10cm between plants and 40cm between rows. 

Knowledge and skills of farmers’ on shiro type field pea production was enhanced through training. Mini-field day was 

arranged at one of the highland districts at maturity time to disseminate the shiro type field pea in the Guji zone.  

 

Data Collection and Analyze 

Interview, observation and measurement methods were used in data collection. Cost of inputs (fertilizer, seed, and land 

rent), labor costs (harvesting, threshing, weeding and sowing) and the yield were collected and analyzed via cost benefit and 

descriptive statistics. The multiplication of the yield and farm gate price of field peas at threshing time gives the total revenue 

(TR). The total variable cost (TVC) included costs of fertilizer, seed and labor costs. The land rent was the fixed cost (FC) 

assumed for field pea production. The summation of TVC and FC gave the total cost (TC). In this demo, the cost-



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effectiveness of producing field pea varieties was analyzed via CBA (Cost Benefit Analysis), gained by deducting the TC 

from the TR. The Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was calculated by dividing the TR of each variety by its TC.  Farmers’ opinions 

on a field pea trait and varieties were analyzed in descriptive way. 

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 

Stakeholders’ Participation on Training and Mini-Field Day on Shiro Type Field Pea Demonstration 

Stakeholders such as development agent, farmers, subject specialists and others were trained to improve production and 

promote field peas in their farming. Consequently, 33 kebele based Development Agents, 182 farmers, and 25 district 

agricultural office subject specialists were trained during the demonstration. Moreover, different stakeholders and farmers 

visited the demonstration site on the mini-field day. Participants witnessed that the improved field pea variety was 

recognized by the participants, and they were excited to produce the Bilalo variety and decided that the improved variety 

was delivered by a research center and/or gained from other seed sources. Training and mini-field days have facilitated the 

technology transfer from research to large extension. Hence, agricultural extension service should concentrate on the 

capabilities of end users (Kebede et al., 2022). 
 
Table 1. Participants on shiro type field pea demonstration 

 

The Yield Performance of Improved Shiro Type Field Pea Varieties 

From table 2, the Bilalo variety produced 25.92 Qt/ha while the local variety gave 18.33Qt/ha. The improved shiro type 

variety produced more yield than the local one. The yield gap between Bilalo and the local variety was 7.59 Qt/ha. This 

indicated that Bilalo yielded more than the local variety. The yield of Bilalo harvested from this demonstration was more 

than the national productivity of field pea (17.27Qt/ha) in Ethiopia (Ethiopian Statistics Service, 2022). This revealed that 

the highland districts of Arda Jila Mea Boko, Bore and Ana Sora were most suitable for shiro field pea farming. At 

demonstration period, Bilalo returned a 32 Qt/ha yield. This designated the use of better-quality such as the Bilalo variety 

can raise the field pea yield. The yield harvested in the highlands of Guji was comparable to the results of Lemma (2023)  

who indicated that on the farm and on the station, Bilalo, could have 20.39 Qt/ha and 26.68 Qt/ha, respectively. This revealed 

that there was yield disparity between on farms and on stations as on station was managed by researchers and on farms were 

managed by farmers where there were diverse management practices that lead to yield difference. Besides, in some 

highlands of the Guji zone, the Bilalo variety generated 38.96 Qt/ha (Shumi et al., 2021) which was more than the yield 

result of this study. This variation might be due to management performance by the farmers and weather conditions. The 

Bilalo variety was also eaten by wild animals in the vegetative stage. Due to the sweetness of the variety, it was eaten by 

humans at pod stage. These challenges affected the yield of Bilalo during demonstrations. Hence, Bilalo production should 

be near to home to supervise and protect humans and wild animals.  

Among the selected three districts, the Bilalo variety gave better yield (27qt/ha) at Ana Sora district while there 

was a lower yield at Arda Jila Mea Boko (Figure 1). Although the variety was affected by wild animals and humans, the 

Ana Sora highland areas were more conducive to shiro variety production than other highlands of the Guji zone. 

 

Table 2. Yield (Qt/ha) result of demonstrated shiro type field pea varieties 

 
Varieties N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Dev. 

Bilalo 12 22 32 25.92 2.88 

Local 12 15 22 18.33 2.55 

 

The results of the independent t test showed that there was a 7.58 Qt/ha yield difference between the local and Bilalo 

varieties (Table 3). Based on the independent t-test (p =.001 <.05), the improved Bilalo variety and the local differ in their 

yield performance.   

 
Table 3. Mean yield difference analysis 
 

Yield  t-test for equality of means (Qt/ha) 

T Df Sig. (2-

tailed) 

Mean 

Difference 

Std. Error 

Difference 

95% Confidence Interval of the 

Difference 

Lower Upper 

Equal variances assumed 6.854 22 .001 7.583 1.106 5.289 9.878 

Equal variances not 
assumed 

6.854 21.660 .001 7.583 1.106 5.287 9.880 

Capacity 

building 

methods used 

Stakeholders 

Development agents Farmers Subject Matter Specialist Others 

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 

Training 23 10 33 160 22 182 16 5 21 4 - 4 

Mini field day 5 1 6 40 11 51 4 - 4 2 - 2 

Total 28 11 39 200 33 233 22 3 25 6 - 6 



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Figure 1. Yield production of improved Bilalo and the local variety among the districts 

 

Cost-Effectiveness of Shiro Type Field Pea Production 

More yield and return can determine the acceptability of variety in agricultural production. Adoption of varieties by farmers 

is interlinked with the amount of return generated from a new variety. More cost-effectiveness variety or technology is 

easily adopted and produced by farmers. Therefore, estimation of the profitability of the shiro type variety in this study is 

essential to decide whether the return was financially feasible for the farmers. The local variety cost 4000 ETB/Qt while 

Bilalo was 5000ETB/Qt in the production year. The return obtained from the Bilalo variety was108672.50 ETB/ha and the 

local variety generated 54022.50 ETB/ha. Bilalo variety production by farmers in the highlands of Ana Sora, Arda jila Mea 

book and Bore was more cost-effective (6.25) than the local one (3.5). This discovered that field pea production by improved 

seed returned twofold from producing the local variety. Bilalo can profit from the lowest of 88800 ETB/ha and the extreme 

of 139100 ETB/ha (Table 4). This showed that in addition to household consumption branded as shiro wat in Ethiopia, the 

Bilalo variety can generate excess earnings that can help farmers with their livelihood. The cost benefit analysis showed 

that the use of the Bilalo variety produced additional profits over the local variety in the Guji highlands. 
 
Table 4. Cost benefit analysis of demonstrated shiro type field pea production 

 
Elements N Min Max Mean Std. Dev 

Yield of Bilalo (Qt/ha) 12 22 32 25.92 2.88 

Yield of Local (Qt/ha) 12 15 22 18.33 2.54 

Farm gate price of Bilalo (ETB/ha) 12 5000 5000 5000.00 .00 

Farm gate price of local variety (ETB/ha) 12 4000 4000 4000.00 .00 

TR of Bilalo (ETB/ha) 12 110000 160000 129583.33 14374.59 

TR of local (ETB/ha)  12 60000 88000 73333.33 10138.44 

TVC of Bilalo (ETB/ha) 12 12350 13400 13119.17 276.09 

TVC of local (ETB/ha) 12 10750 11800 11519.17 276.09 

FC (ETB/ha) 12 7500 8000 7791.67 257.46 

TC (ETB/ha) 12 19850 21400 20910.83 417.08 

CBA of Bilalo (ETB/ha)= TR-TC 12 88800 139100 108672.50 14484.23 

CBA of local (ETB/ha)= TR-TC 12 40200 69050 54022.50 10366.59 

BCR of Bilalo = TR/TC 12 5 8 6.25 .87 

BCR of local = TR/TC 12 3 4 3.5 .52 

 

Farmers’ Preferences and Feedbacks on Shiro Type Varieties 

The size of land occupied by the field was becoming smaller and smaller as pod borer troubled the local variety. This limits 

the farmers to producing field peas in larger areas due to low yield and diseases have affected the yield of local field pea. In 

addition, there was a mixture of seed as it revolved from farmer to farmer for a long period and obtaining pure seed was 

challenging as the farmers were mentioned during the demonstration. In a demonstration of shiro type field, the Bilalo 

variety was mostly chosen by experimental farmers as it has market demand, more purity, tolerance to diseases and higher 

yield. Compared to the local variety, the Bilalo variety has a more number of branches and a more number of pods that used 

to increase yield. Farmers gave their intension to using the improved shiro type rather than the local one. Moreover, the 

shiro type field pea was highly demanded because many people use it for day-to-day wat preparation. Hence, the supply and 

production of the Bilalo variety can increase farmers’ income, which can diversify farmers' agricultural business for 

improvement of their livelihood. The dark color of Bilalo, likened by farmers as a small amount of hot pepper powder, is 

enough for shiro wat preparation. This can save farmers and hotel owners from extra expense for the purchase of berbere 

in preparing wat. 

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27

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20

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5

10

15

20

25

30

Bore district Ana Sora district Arda Jila district Total

 Yield of Bilalo variety (qt/ha) Yield of local variety (qt/ha)



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Table 5. Farmers’ choice standards for field pea  
 

Shiro type varieties Rank give Possible reasons for rank 

Bilalo 1st Higher yield, disease tolerant and uniformity of seed 

Local 2nd Lower yield, susceptible to disease and no uniformity 

 

CONCLUSIONS  

Improved variety is important to boast agricultural productivity.  Therefore, demonstrating the role of improved variety on 

farmers' land is imperative.  Hence, technology transfer through agricultural extension is a commitment to demonstration. 

Bilalo and local varieties were demonstrated to indicate their potential on farmers' land. Based on the findings, the Bilalo 

variety was a high yielder and generated a feasible return over the local variety. In addition, the Bilalo variety was preferred 

by experimental farmers because of more market demand, more disease tolerant, higher yield and more purity than the local 

one. Dissemination of Bilalo variety in the form of large scale and cluster farming is expected from the agricultural extension 

research. Farmers should sow their field peas around home to escape from wild animals and people attack. 

 
 

Author Contributions: Conceptualization, B.K.; Methodology, B.K.; Software, B.K.; Validation, B.K., T.B. and D.K.; Formal Analysis, B.K.; 
Investigation, B.K. and T.B.; Resources, B.K.; Data Curation, B.K. and T.B.; Writing – Original Draft Preparation, B.K.; Writing – Review & Editing, 

B.K., T.B. and D.K.; Visualization, B.K. and T.B.; Supervision, B.K. and T.B.; Project Administration, B.K.; Funding Acquisition, B.K. Authors have 

read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. 

Institutional Review Board Statement: Ethical review and approval were waived for this study, due to that the research does not deal with vulnerable 

groups or sensitive issues. 

Funding: The authors received direct funding from Oromia Agricultural Research Institute. 

Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledged the Oromia Agricultural Research Institute for funding the research.  Bore Agricultural Research Center 

thanked for vehicle and facilitation support. Pulse and Oil Research Team was acknowledged for their technical and research materials delivery. 
Informed Consent Statement: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. 

Data Availability Statement: The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author.  

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

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