Bush encroachment dynamics and rangeland management implications in southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4621
Abstract: Abstract Rangelands in southern Ethiopia have been undergoing a rapid regime shift from herbaceous to woody plant dominance in the past decades, reducing indigenous plant biodiversity, altering ecosystem function, and threatening subsistence pastoralism. Despite significant… read more here.
Keywords: bush encroachment; southern ethiopia; rangeland management; encroachment ... See more keywords
Gender-based Decision Making in Marketing Channel Choice – Evidence of Maize Supply Chains in Southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10745-021-00252-x
Abstract: We examine factors affecting the choice of marketing channels for maize among male, female, and joint decision-making farm households using data from households in Dawuro zone, southern Ethiopia. Econometric results suggest that female and joint… read more here.
Keywords: decision; southern ethiopia; gender based; marketing ... See more keywords
A study on sheep farming practices in relation to future production strategies in Bensa district of Southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1509-z
Abstract: The study was carried out in Bensa district of Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia. Agro-ecologically, the study sites were classified into highland and mid-altitude. The objective of the study was to identify sheep farming practices in… read more here.
Keywords: production; sheep farming; southern ethiopia; bensa district ... See more keywords
Farmers’ perspectives of rodent damage and rodent management in smallholder maize cropping systems of Southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105232
Abstract: Abstract A survey was conducted in Chano area, Southern Ethiopia, to investigate farmers' viewpoints with regard to rodent pest problems. Farmers (n = 384) were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire between October 2018 and January 2019. Pests were… read more here.
Keywords: farmers perspectives; maize; southern ethiopia; perspectives rodent ... See more keywords
Trees, soils, and warthogs – Distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.06.002
Abstract: Conservation projects have often been criticised for creating global benefits while causing negative impacts on local livelihoods. Ecosystem services approaches have been seen as one way to change this by focussing explicitly on maintaining ecosystems… read more here.
Keywords: disservices reforestation; services disservices; southern ethiopia; distribution services ... See more keywords
Anthropogenic menace on sacred natural sites: the case of Me'ee Bokko and Daraartu sacred shrines in Guji Oromo, Southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06460
Abstract: This article explores the anthropogenic menaces affecting Me'ee Bokko and Daraartu sacred shrines among Guji Oromo, in Adoolaa Reeddee and Annaa Sorraa districts, Southern Ethiopia. This study employed qualitative approach, ethnographic research design, and methods… read more here.
Keywords: shrines guji; southern ethiopia; guji oromo; bokko daraartu ... See more keywords
Sero-epidemiological study of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goats under different production systems in South Omo, southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2018.06.017
Abstract: Abstract A cross-sectional study was conducted in three selected districts (representing pastoral/agro-pastoral and mixed farming systems) of South Omo zone of southern Ethiopia between May and October 2014, with the aim of estimating the seroprevalence… read more here.
Keywords: south omo; southern ethiopia; study; des petits ... See more keywords
Malaria and severe anemia over eight years at Gambo Rural Hospital, southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2017.1322262
Abstract: Abstract Evolution of incident malaria and frequency of anemia were analyzed over eight years in a rural hospital in southern Ethiopia. Capillary blood samples were tested for hemoglobin concentration, and in some instances for malaria… read more here.
Keywords: eight years; southern ethiopia; hospital; rural hospital ... See more keywords
Traditional storage pit, polota, for storing sorghum as a long-term survival strategy in Dirashe special Worenda, Southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2019.1631933
Abstract: ABSTRACT Seventy percent of the African continent is categorized into arid and semi-arid zones with a harsh climate. As a result of difficulties in securing a reliable food supply, it is thus quite rare to… read more here.
Keywords: polota; southern ethiopia; traditional storage; sorghum ... See more keywords
Change in fertility rates in southern Ethiopia: Findings from Dale-Wonsho surveillance system site
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1193
Abstract: Even though the fertility in Africa has started to decline, there was no demographic study done in southern Ethiopia except a census done more than a decade ago. Understanding the population dynamics can help policymakers… read more here.
Keywords: system; surveillance; age; southern ethiopia ... See more keywords
Determinants of HIV infection among children born from mothers on prevention of mother to child transmission programme of HIV in southern Ethiopia: a case–control study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048491
Abstract: Objective This study was aimed to identify determinants of HIV infection among children born from mothers on the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programme in Southern Ethiopia. It was designed to explore the… read more here.
Keywords: study; southern ethiopia; transmission; mother child ... See more keywords