May 2019

Challenges and contributions of informal finance to the livelihoods of rural households in Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia

This study was to identify challenges and contribution of informal financial services on rural households’ livelihood in selected Woredas of Gamo Gofa Zone. A multistage sampling technique was employed. Primary data on households’ motives, challenges and contribution of informal financial services were collected from household heads and focus group discussants. The collected data were analysed using...

Author(s): Amanuel Shewa Toka and Agidew Abebe Asha  

May 2019

Climate change, food insecurity and household adaptation mechanisms in Amaro Ward, Southern Region of Ethiopia

Climate change poses an increasing risk to the agricultural sector and the dynamics that underpin food security. It is one of the main driving forces of the current food insecurity problem in Ethiopia and in Amaro ward in particular. The objectives of this study were to: Examine the current household food security situation in Amaro ward of Ethiopia; identify the adaptation mechanisms deployed by residents of the ward...

Author(s): Baynachew B. Baya, Thaddeus C. Nzeadibe, Emmanuel O. Nwosu and Ngozi L. Uzomah