Shuntaro Takahashi Ethiopia Process of urbanization and structural change for an effective reduction of poverty Statement of the research question Ethiopia is a country located in the eastern part of Africa which is the oldest independent country in the continent as it has never been colonized by a European power, making it a nation with rich culture and heritage. It is also the second most populous country in Africa after Nigeria, with an estimated population of almost 100 million in 2015 according
However, according to the GDP annual growth percentage of Ethiopia there has been years where the GDP has decreased to a low of -2.16% and some years greatly increased to a maximum of 13.6%. Furthermore, with the rapid increase in population internationally and also locally within Ethiopia where it increased to a maximum of 99 million people over the years which will indefinitely create a rise in poverty if the
Food is one of the most essential and fundamental in human beings life. Day to day activities of most of the world population is in relation to fulfill the needs of daily food. Enough food in terms of quantity and quality for all people is an important factor in every dimension. But there is an imbalance of food need and access attracts worldwide attention to tackle the problems. This increase in attention is particularly noticeable after the 2007–2008 and 2010 world food price crises and the 2008
milk sector in Ethiopia, by exploring the current government strategy towards revitalizing the sector, while the focus of the research will take a value chain approach to identify the constraints, opportunities and some of possible interventions and strategies to improve the value chain, for purposes of contextualization, the section opens with an overview of the country perspective and narrows down the issue to Sendafa town. Introduction Ethiopia holds the largest livestock population in Africa estimated
2.2.6. Traditional cooperatives in Ethiopia Ethiopia is known as a country with diversified nationalities. There are three well-known forms of traditional cooperatives. These are Ekub, Idir and Dabo. The system of living requires cooperation, and that is why people work in-group, habits of mailing commonly and living together in the nearby villages. Even though their system of organizing and work division are sometimes based on gender and age, the contribution they made towards development has been
Title of PhD research proposal: Morphological and Molecular Characterization, Micropropagation and nutritional assessment of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) germplasms from Ethiopia By: Eyasu Wada Wachamo Email: eyasuwada@yahoo.com Phone number (Mobile): 251 912 841 769 Skype name: eyasu.wada1 Applied Genetics PhD student, Department of Microbial, Cellular and Moleulr Biology, Addis Ababa University 1. Introduction Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott) is herbaceous, perennial
milk sector in Ethiopia, by exploring the current government strategy towards revitalizing the sector, while the focus of the research will take a value chain approach to identify the constraints, opportunities and some of possible interventions and strategies to improve the milk value chain, to contextualization the section opens with an overview of the country perspective and then narrows down the issue to study area. Introduction Ethiopia holds the largest livestock population in Africa estimated
1 INTRODUCTION Ethiopia is not only a country dominated by agriculture; it is a country of smallholder farmers. The livelihood decisions of this predominant farming community are largely constrained by diminishing land availability, declining soil productivity, the marginaliza-tion of time-tested crops, poor access to technology and the volatility of agricultural mar-kets (Fenta and Ali 2003). In a society so reliant for survival on agricultural land with few other livelihood options, these constraints
food insecurity in Ethiopia (Dechassa. 1999). For example, WFP (2009) report indicated as food insecurity levels in the rural areas of Ethiopia rose from 2 million people in 1995 to about 14 million in 2008. Out of these 7.5 million people were beneficiaries of the government’s safety net program. Similarly, Belachew et al (2013) reported a negative association between food insecurity and the growth of adolescents, especially girls, in the Jimma area of the southwestern Ethiopia. According to these
PROGRAMS BY THE VIEWERS OF GONDAR CITY, ETHIOPIA. AUTHORS OF THE PAPER: *DR K.VENUGOPAL Professor Department of Marketing Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia. Mobile: +271941432528, E-mail: KOPPALA71@GMAIL.COM **ENDRIS NURU ZELEKE Lecturer Department of Marketing Management College of Business and Economics University of Gondar, Ethiopia. Mobile +251913116450; E- Mail: endrisnuru@gmail