Browsing by Author "Detona, Mohammed"

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    Socio-Economic Effects of Pro sop is Charcoal Production and Marketing: The Case of Gewane Woreda, Mar Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-06) Detona, Mohammed; Simane, Belay (PhD)
    The main purpose of this research is to understand how and to what extent charcoal production and trade has been ajfecting the livelihood of pastoral communities in 'Galeila Dora' Kebele Administration, Gewane Werecla, Afar Regional State. The study focused on how the local communities respond to the negative effects of charcoal production ji'om indigenous trees. Household surveys, jocus group discussion, and key informant interviews were made to collect some valuable data and information relevant for this study. Besides, observation was also made to verify what has been actually happening to the prosopis and indigenous trees in the study sites. The results reveal that the benefits and profits oblained ji'om charcoal production ./i'om prosopis tree, which was formally initiated in this area, aUracted the interest of local communities, manage to improve the stat liS of their livelihoodfitrlher allracted by this business which later II.Irned their face to the illegal clilting and burning of indigenous trees for beller incomes ./i'om the sale of charcoals of high quality and highly demanded by the consumers in urban areas. As time goes on, the illegal CUlling of indigenous tree currently reached an alarming stage requiring corrective action to be taken. Owing to this fact; this study suggested that the regional and local government ojficials need to design systernatiG approaches on how to manage the indigenous trees. Moreover, taking legal action on charcoal producers ./i'om legally prohibited indigenous trees other than the permitted prosopis tree is urgently needed. Therefore, all government offiCials at all levels of administration need to discharge their political commitment in close consu/lalion with the local coml11unities in ensunOng to encollnter the aggressive removal ofindigenous tree b40re their complete destrllction
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    Socio-Economic Effects of Prosopis Charcoal Production and Marketing: The Case of Gewane Woreda, Afar Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-06) Detona, Mohammed; Simane, Belay( PhD)
    The main purpose of this research is to understand how and to what extent charcoal production and trade has been affecting the livelihood of pastoral communities in 'Galeila Dora' Kebele Administration, Gewane Wereda, Afar Regional State. The study focused on how the local coml'nunities respond to the negative effects of charcoal production Fom indigenous trees. Household surveys, focus group discussion, and key informant interviews were made to collect some valuable data and information relevant for this sludy. Besides, observation was also made to verify what has been actually happening to Ihe prosopis and indigenous trees in Ihe sludy siles. The resulls reveal that Ihe benefits and profils obtained ji-om charcoal produclion ji-om prosopis tree, which was formally initiated in this area, allracled the in/eresl of local communities, manage /0 improve the sla/lis of/heir livelihood!urlher allracled by this business which laler turned their face 10 the illegal CUlling and burning of indigenous trees for beller incomes ji-am Ihe sale 0/ charcoals of high qualily and highly demanded by the consumers in urban areas. As lillie goes on, the illegal culting 0/ indigenous Iree currently reached an alarming stage requiring corrective action 10 be laken. Owing 10 Ihis fOCI; Ihis study suggesled 11701 Ihe regional and local governmenl officials need to design syslemalic approaches on how to manage the indigenous Irees. Moreover, laking legal aclion on charcoal praducers ji-om legally prohibited indigenous Irees olher than the permitted prosopis Iree is urgently needed. Therefore, all government officials at all levels of adminislration need 10 discharge Iheir polilical commitment in close conslillation with the local communities in ensuring /0 encounter {he aggressive removal of indigenous Iree belore their complete destruction.