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Article History

Received: 2 November 2025

Accepted: 18 May 2026

First Online: 16 June 2026

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with ethical standards for research involving human participants. Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Review Committee of the College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University. Permission to conduct the study was also secured from relevant local administrative authorities prior to data collection.

: Informed verbal consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. Participants were informed about the purpose of the research, the voluntary nature of their participation, and their right to withdraw at any time without consequences.

: All authors have read and approved the final manuscript and consent to its publication in Discover Applied Sciences .

: The authors declare no competing interests.