pea, barley, bean and others. The clim<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Fogera with its temper<strong>at</strong>ure ranges 10 O C -27 O Cand its rain fall in an average 1284 mm. Soil type by its color is red, brown, black and grey <strong>at</strong>12%, 20%, 65%, and 3% respectively. Land use <strong>of</strong> the district is cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed 51472 ha, grazingland 26999 ha, forest and bush 2190 ha, w<strong>at</strong>er bodies 23354 ha, settlement and infrastructure7075 ha, and swampy area is 1698 ha (DoARD, 2008).3.1.3.4. Socio-economy <strong>of</strong> FogeraNow-a-days, Fogera is said to be the growth corridor and market accessible area <strong>of</strong> the region.Surface and ground w<strong>at</strong>er potential <strong>of</strong> Fogera enables to produce irrigable crops andvegetables (Abay, 2007). This pilot district is well-known by its local c<strong>at</strong>tle breeds for dairy,and rice production (Belete, 2006; Tesfaye, 2009).3.2. Research DesignDesign <strong>of</strong> the study was non-experimental method based on different d<strong>at</strong>a collectiontechniques. With respect to the objectives and n<strong>at</strong>ure <strong>of</strong> research questions <strong>of</strong> the study,combin<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> both qualit<strong>at</strong>ive and quantit<strong>at</strong>ive d<strong>at</strong>a collection techniques have beenemployed. The overall framework <strong>of</strong> the study enabled the researcher leading to meaningfulresults. Hence in this section, techniques and procedures <strong>of</strong> sampling and sample sizedetermin<strong>at</strong>ion, sources and types <strong>of</strong> d<strong>at</strong>a, principles <strong>of</strong> d<strong>at</strong>a collection, definition <strong>of</strong> terms andmethods <strong>of</strong> analysis are discussed in detail below.3.2.1. Sampling TechniquesFor the qualit<strong>at</strong>ive study, theoretical sampling procedures i.e. sampling on the basis <strong>of</strong>emerging issues and concepts have been achieved through opportunities presented duringobserv<strong>at</strong>ion, discussion, and interviews. These investig<strong>at</strong>ional inquiries are aimed <strong>at</strong>discovering the rel<strong>at</strong>ionship and interaction. Therefore, in this study, the quantit<strong>at</strong>ive andqualit<strong>at</strong>ive research techniques were used aiming <strong>at</strong> analyzing the <strong>effectiveness</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>modular</strong><strong>training</strong> <strong>at</strong> FTC level.34
3.2.2. Sample size and sampling procedureSince <strong>training</strong> <strong>effectiveness</strong> study through measurement before and after <strong>training</strong> session wasimpossible due to time availability. Hence, untrained <strong>farmers</strong> were used as control. Purposivesampling system was used to select four peasant associ<strong>at</strong>ions; namely, Alember, Woji, WoretaZuria and Shina Teklehaimanot. The r<strong>at</strong>ionale <strong>of</strong> taking four PAs purposively as the unit <strong>of</strong>analysis was: (1) Four FTCs had conducted <strong>training</strong> on market oriented, recently promotedand promising commodities such as apiculture, f<strong>at</strong>tening and dairy th<strong>at</strong> were identified aspotential commodities by <strong>IPMS</strong> project before delivery <strong>of</strong> the <strong>training</strong>s. (2)The study was notconsidered the remaining three PAs because those FTCs carried out the <strong>training</strong> contents oncross cutting issues such as field crops and nursery management practices.Next, from the popul<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the study PAs, sampling frame has been taken as 687 <strong>farmers</strong>(94 trained and 593 untrained) who had been exercising those commodities. Further, 60trained and 60 untrained <strong>farmers</strong> were selected randomly in probability proportion<strong>at</strong>e size tothe sampling frame <strong>of</strong> each c<strong>at</strong>egory.Table 2. Sample respondents in the study areaList <strong>of</strong> PAs Sampling Frame Sample SizeTrained Untrained Total Trained Untrained TotalAlmeber 16 90 106 11 10 21Woji 20 227 247 13 23 36W.Zuria 23 206 229 14 20 34Shina 35 70 105 22 7 29Total 94 593 687 60 60 12035
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