A Case Study on Selected Kebeles of Chewaka Resettlement Area
| dc.contributor.advisor | M., Ignatious (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Taye, Masresha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-03T09:06:53Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:26:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-03T09:06:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:26:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The agricultural sector in Ethiopia is characterized by its poor performance to attain self-sufficiency. One of the consequences of the poor performance of Ethiopian agriculture is the rampant problem of food insecurity. The problem of food insecurity in the country is a complex combination of factors, which increase the extent and level of vulnerability to food insecurity for a great number of Ethiopians. Aiming to address this problem through its Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program (SDPRP), the government of Ethiopia selected resettlement program as to move food insecure people from severely degraded areas to fertile ones. To answer the major objective, assessing the role of resettlement in alleviating the problem of food insecurity, this study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches of data collection. Quantitative approach was used to collect data and analyze the food security situation of resettlers. On the other hand, qualitative sources were used to assess problems resettlers face and their coping strategies. Household surveys, Focus Group Discussions, Key Informants Interviews, and Direct Field Observation were the primary sources of data collection. Even if the level differs, according to the findings, resettlers in Chewaka are food insecure. The resettlement program undertaken in Chewaka can be concluded as neither successful nor a failure. This is because resettlers' total production has increased than before and they have better access to land than before. On the contrary, problems related to means of production, market and marketing, credit and saving, infrastructural and social amenities, and other problems related to socia-economic and environment hindered addressing food insecurity in Chewaka resettlement area. Resettlement program can be taken as one component of rural development and addressing food insecurity. This is because the cause offood insecurity in Ethiopia is not only limited to shortage of land. As a result, both short and long term interventions are needed concerning means of production; food availability, access, and utilization; market and marketing activities; and infrastructural and institutional arrangements. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12439 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Regional and Local Development | en_US |
| dc.title | A Case Study on Selected Kebeles of Chewaka Resettlement Area | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |