Indigenous Survival Strategies in the Face of Famine The Case of Boorana Oromo, Southern Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gebre, Ayalew (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Taye, Gemechu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-25T10:43:09Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T11:55:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-25T10:43:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T11:55:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main aim of this study is to investiate the indigenous survival strategies of Boorana in the face of famine. To this effect different research methods are employed. Some of this are participant observation, case studies, interviews and analysis of secondary of the data. The results of the study show that though the Boorana experienced famine many years before and in the past few decades, they have been recurrently facing this crisis. It also shows that to cope with this crisis, the Boorana have developed their own mechanisms. These mechanisms are the development of indigenous (customary) resource management strategies, i.e. land, pasture, water successful herd management, cultural early warning system, food rationing, resorting to faming food, mobility strategies dependence on market and the like. It also shows that the households respond to famine differentially depending on their resources. In addition, the Boorana have developed social institutions which have roles in resource mobilization, exchanges and upon which households rely during normal and crisis time. These social institutions are part and parcel of the Gadaa system. The study also found out that the Boorana try to involve themselves in non pastoral activities as a means to survive famine. Some of these strategies are recently introduced. This shows that aspects of change and continuity in their coping mechanisms. Based on the result of the study it has been, recommended that these indigenous knowledge has to be preserved and strengthened and be used in combination with external aid to over come famine and to curb the food insecurity of the pastoralsits in general and the Boorana in particular | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3161 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social Anthropology | en_US |
| dc.title | Indigenous Survival Strategies in the Face of Famine The Case of Boorana Oromo, Southern Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |