Essays about: "Ethiopia food"

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  1. 31. Food price inflation in Ethiopia - A case study of price transmission and unofficial trade from Djibouti, Kenya and Sudan to Ethiopia.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Charlotte Lindberg; [2014-02-10]
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    Abstract : During the recent global food price crises, in 2008 and 2011, Ethiopia had experienced an extreme inflation. The effect on long-term has been shown to determine the domestic prices which is a surprising result for a country like Ethiopia with a little international trade. However, the unofficial-trade has become an increasing matter in the region. READ MORE

  2. 32. Characteristics of managed and unmanaged water bodies influencing their suitability as mosquito breeding habitats in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Karolina Carlström; Elin Renstål; [2014]
    Keywords : Mosquitoes; breeding habitat; vector control; water characteristics; abiotic variable; biotic variable; Bahir Dar; Ethiopia; Mygg; mygglarvshabitat; vektorkontroll; vattenegenskaper; abiotisk variabel; biotisk variabel; Bahir Dar; Etiopien;

    Abstract : Mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and West Nile virus are serious problems in many parts of the world, especially in Africa, and partially in Ethiopia. Millions of people become infected and several hundred thousand people die worldwide from these diseases every year. READ MORE

  3. 33. Off-farm income and technical efficiency of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia : a stochastic frontier analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Getahun Gemechu Abebe; [2014]
    Keywords : Cobb-Douglas; maximum likelihood estimation; off-farm income; smallholder farmers; technical efficiency;

    Abstract : As in most developing countries, agricultural production in Ethiopia is dominated by subsistence-based smallholder farmers, whose production and incomes from the sector are constrained by socio-economic, institutional, resource and environmental factors. These factors generally attribute for lower productivity of the sector, which in turn forces farmers to participate in off-farm activities in order to diversify their sources of income. READ MORE

  4. 34. Food insecurity and the relative importance of various household assets : the case of farm households in Southern Ethiopia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Kebebew Fisseha; [2014]
    Keywords : Assets; food security; household; livelihood; livestock; Productive Safety Net Program;

    Abstract : Food insecurity as a consequence of drought is the most common environmental risk threatening farmers in South East Asia and Sub Saharan African. Ethiopia is one of the most food insecure countries in Sub Saharan Africa, mainly due to shortage of rainfall, plant diseases, pests and poor governances. READ MORE

  5. 35. Post-harvest losses in fruit supply chains : a case study of mango and avocado in Ethiopia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Susanna Humble; Amanda Reneby; [2014]
    Keywords : avocado; Ethiopia; mango; post-harvest losses; supply chain management; value chain analysis;

    Abstract : Food insecurity is a great problem worldwide and Ethiopia is one of the sub-saharan countries that are suffering from poverty and food insecurity and a large part of the population are living in a state of undernourishment. To reduce these problems, a successful horticulture production can be an important factor. READ MORE