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Table 4 Number of barley cultivated per household based on farmer responses (Number of respondents and percentage in bracket)

From: Farmers’ knowledge on cultivation, utilization and conservation practices of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in three selected districts in Ethiopia

District (# respondents)

Time

Number of barley varieties

1

2

3

4

5

6

 > 6

Misha (120)

20–30 years ago

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (5)

14 (11.7)

100 (83.3)

Current

0 (0)

2 (1.7)

54 (45)

41 (34.5)

20 (16.7)

3 (2.5)

0 (0)

Gumer (123)

20–30 years ago

0 (0)

3 (2.4)

65 (52.9)

53 (43.1)

2 (1.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Current

0 (0)

38 (30.9)

46 (37.4)

34 (27.6)

5 (4.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Hetosa (114)

20–30 years ago

73 (64)

24 (21.1)

13 (11.4)

2 (1.8)

2 (1.8)

0 (0)

0

Current

73 (64)

28 (24.6)

12 (10.5)

1 (0.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Three districts (357)

20–30 years ago

73 (20.4)

27 (7.6)

78 (21.8)

55 (15.4)

10 (2.8)

14 (4.0)

100 (28)

Current

73 (20.4)

68 (19.0)

112 (31.4)

76 (21.3)

25 (7.0)

3 (0.84)

0 (0)