Abstract: Donkeys are working animals and they offer vital livelihood support to rural households in Kenya. They reduce vulnerabilities of rural households and increase their resilience during difficult spells brought about by external shocks like draught. The rise of the Chinese donkey skin trade in Kenya which is fueled by the high Chinese demand for Ejiao (the hide’s by-product), poses a threat to livelihoods of rural households in Kenya. This study’s aim was to examine the effects of...
Abstract: Despite high livestock population and existing favorable environmental conditions, the current livestock output of Ethiopia is little. The availability of feed resources and the nutritional quality of the available feeds are the most important factors that determine the productivity of livestock.. Adopting improved forages is necessary to alleviate the often said problem nutritionally rich feed shortage. The seed of these improved forages should be available to farmers at reasonabl...
Abstract: Sorghum is an important crop in Mieso Woreda. It has been producing traditionally using oxen plowing, sowing by broadcasting and threshing by animals. The grain is used for human consumption and the stover for animal fodder. Using improved high yielding crop varieties for agro pastoral households remains an option to increase agricultural production and ensure food security in developing countries. This study investigated improved Sorghum varieties adoption by agro pastoral househo...
Abstract: irrigation dams from small-scale up to large-scale irrigation scheme so as to reduce the frequent drought, food insecurity and poverty problems. Koga large-scale irrigation is part of these initiatives for rural farmers and intended to achieve poverty reduction goals. However, less attention is given for large-scale irrigation schemes for rural farmers in the country. The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of Koga-large scale irrigation scheme on poverty status ...
Abstract: Expanding non-farm income generating sources for drought prone subsistence farmers plays a significant role in reducing deep rooted poverty, minimizing chronic household food security as well as enhancing resilience building and climate change adaptation capacities of rural communities. This study intended to identify household level determinants of participation in non-farm income generating activities (NFIGA) among smallholder farmers of rural Dire Dawa Administration (DDA), East...
Abstract: This study evaluated the impact of participation in rural-urban and international migration on vulnerability to rural multidimensional poverty, and crop production efficiency of migrant sending households in southern Ethiopia. It also quantified the extent and examined the determinants of rural multidimensional poverty and vulnerability to rural multidimensional poverty. In the year 2021, data were collected from 415 sample households using stratified random sampling. While the par...
Abstract: Video-mediated extension is among the ICT based approaches employed recently to support agricultural extension and advisory services towards the promotion of improved technologies and practices. Despite a growing interest and expectations from this approach to address the major limitations of the conventional extension system, there is limited rigorous empirical evidence on its effectiveness in agricultural extension and advisory services. The purpose of the study was to assess the...