Mekelle University, Ethiopia: Recent submissions
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Girls Schooling Achievement in Tigray Region: A case in Hintalo-Wejerat Wereda
(Mekelle University, 2014-05)This study \examines the determinants of girl’s secondary school performance using school based assessment techniques as a curriculum success. The thesis focuses on the basics of the socioeconomic background of parents ... -
Technical Efficiency Variation For Smallholder Irrigated Maize Producers:A Case Study of Tibila Surface Water Irrigation Scheme
(Mekelle University, 2013-05)The Oromia regional Government has been making a great effort in transforming the abundant natural resource to promote and deliver agricultural technology packages and to increase efficiency of smallholder farmers with ... -
Analysis of the Challenges and Prospects of Students’ Completion of Primary Education:The case of Asgede Tsimbla District, Northwestern Tigray
(Mekelle University, 2011-05)The completion rate of primary education in Asgede Tsimbla District were 38.80 percent and 19.70 percent in the lower and upper cycles of primary education, respectively in 2008/09 which is very low compared to many Districts ... -
Dynamics of child poverty and its determinants: the case of Tigray Regional National State
(Mekelle University, 2013-03)The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamics of child poverty and its determinants in Tigray Regional National State. In attempting the study, the author analyzes 2 rounds (2002 and 2006) panel data set on 365 ... -
Rural household's poverty and vulnerability in Amhara region: case study in Gubalafto Woreda
(Mekelle University, 2013-07)Poverty has becomes a pervasive phenomenon in the world particularly in sub-Sahara Africa in where Ethiopia is located. Notably, households in rural areas are highly vulnerable to poverty because of the frequently occurring ... -
Factors Affecting Adoption of Improved Cookstoves in Rural Areas: Evidence from ‘Mirt’ Injera Baking Stove (The Survey of Dembecha Woreda, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia)
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)IIn the developing world plenty of programmes and initiatives have been working to disseminate improved wood burning cookstoves which have health, economic and environmental benefits. To this end, understanding factors ... -
Divorce: Common Causes and Socio-Economic Costs – A Survey of Divorced Individuals in Mekelle City
(Mekelle University, 2013-05)Divorce is acknowledged to be the most traumatic event on divorced individuals exposing them in to a variety of tribulations. Hence, this study’s’ main objective is to discover the common causes and socio-economic costs ... -
Determinants of Effective Household Solid Waste Management Practices: the Case of Ambo Town – West Showa Zone
(2011-05)Most of the developed countries recognized that solid waste management is very crucial for survival (economically) in addition to secure the safety of environment and human health. However, the developing countries like ... -
Impact of the Women and Ploughing Program on Income and Land Productivity of female headed households:A case study in Five (5) Tabias of Ganta-Afeshum District, in Eastern Tigray Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2014-05)The study examined the impact of the Women and Ploughing Program on income and land Productivity of female headed households. Data for the study was obtained from 235(100 treated and 135 none treated groups) female headed ... -
Determinants of Choosing a Particular Dairy Marketing Arrangement and Assessing Its Impact on Household Livelihood Evidence from Northern Ethiopia, Tigray
(Mekelle University, 2011-05)This study aims at identifying determinants of choosing a particular dairy marketing arrangement and assessing the impact of the arrangement to household livelihood. 387 households in four woredas of Tigray were administered ... -
An Assessment of Livelihood and Food Security of Farmers Displaced due to Urban Expansion
(Mekelle University, 2014-01)The Objectives of this study were to assess the impacts of urban expansion on livelihoods of displaced farmers. Problems associated with asset losses, food security as well as the measures taken to address are investigated. ... -
The Impact of Camel Transportation on the Livelihood of Pastoralists: In Berahle Woreda, Afar Regional State of Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of camel salt transportation service on the livelihood of pastoralists in Berahle woreda, Afar regional state of Ethiopia. A cross sectional primary data of 250 ... -
Impact of Small Scale Irrigation on Household Welfare: Case of Laelay Dayu Irrigation Scheme
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)This paper evaluates the impact of small scale irrigation on household welfare measured by household income and consumption expenditure. The study is based on cross-sectional data collected from a sample of 180 households ... -
Private Investment and Economic growth Evidence from Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)This study attempts to evaluate the inter-relationship among two macro variables, namely private investment and GDP growth both in the long and short run with reference to Ethiopian economy using a data set of 1970-2011. ... -
Community Participation in Tourism Development in Amhara Region: Evidence from Lalibela Town
(Mekelle University, 2013-06)Community participation is believed to enhance tourism development. This paper aims at assessing the participation of the community for the enhancement of tourism in Amahara regional state taking evidence from Lalibela. ... -
Microfinance and Rural Women’s Empowerment: A Cross-Sectional level Analysis: Evidence from Rural Woreda’s of Harari Region
(Mekelle University, 2013-05)Nowadays microfinance is proved to be the tool mechanism to handle poverty that resides mostly in rural areas of the country, and is also a basic mechanism to empower women’s economically, socially and politically. Thus ... -
Households Willingness to Pay for Camel Milk in Aba'ala Woreda, Afar Regional State.
(Mekelle University, 2014-05)Although camel’s milk is known for its various economic and health benefits, unlike the live camel, there is no market for it in Aba'ala woreda. In this study, the researcher have attempted to investigate how much value ... -
Impacts of Parcel-Based Second Level Landholding Certificates on Tenure Security, Investment and Land Productivity: In Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2013-05)The question of whether the rural land registration and certification has an impact on tenure security, investment and land productivity or not, remains an important policy question. It is also a deeply sensitive political ... -
The role of non-farm activities in sustaining rural livelihood: Enderta wereda
(2014-06)The research was conducted with the objective of examining and studying the role of non-farm activities in sustaining the livelihood of respondents in Enderta Woreda .In order to achieve this objective a primary data was ... -
The Role of Small Towns in Diversifying the Livelihood of Rural Communities: The Case of Samre Town Saharti Samre District, Tigray, Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2013-06)It is not unusual to observe the rural communities participating in alternative income generating activities including construction, petty trading, daily labor, and the like. The objective of this research, among others, ...