Mekelle University, Ethiopia: Recent submissions
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Determinants of Rural Households’ Access to Formal Credit in Muslim Communities: The case of Dewa-Chafa Woreda, Oromiya Zone, Amhara Region
(Mekelle University, 2010-02)The provision of credit has increasingly been regarded as an important tool for raising the income of the rural population, mainly by mobilizing resources to more productive use. However, in Ethiopia, among other things, ... -
Determinants of Child Malnutrition: A Case Study in Central Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)The study analyzes the determinants of child malnutrition among under-five children of farming households in Central Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. A logit model is employed to analyze the determinants of child ... -
Assessment of tourism marketing strategy in tourism destination: A case study in Bale Mountain National Park-Bale Zone
(2014-06)Marketing strategies are among the factors which slow up Ethiopian tourism in general and BMNP in particular from rewarding its tourism potential. So far, various studies attempted to study on “impact of tourism on the ... -
Assessment of Service Quality Cargo Transport in the case of Trans Ethiopia PLC
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)Quality is mandatory in any aspect to the motive for more effective interaction and practices in designing and implementing of the transportation so as to realize the economy of the locality in particular and to the nation ... -
Contribution of Small Holders’ Irrigation to Households Income and Food Security: A Case Study of Gum-selasa and Shilena Irrigation Schemes, Hintalowejerat, South-Estern Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia
(2014-02)The objective of this study is to assess the contribution of smallholders‘ irrigation to farm household‘s production and income with special reference to Gum-selasa and Shilena irrigation systems (schemes) in Hintalowejerat ... -
The Performance and Challenges of Urban Livestock Farming: The Case of Dessie City, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2013-04)Urban livestock production to over all development including income and employment generation, poverty alleviation, and improvement of human nutrition and health. This study was conducted with the main objective of assessing ... -
Impact of Private Manufacturing Investment on Local Economy: A Case Study at Mekelle zone
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)Good private manufacturing investment is a basic for the whole economy. However, many private investors in LDC‟s are not participated in manufacturing sector. Since Ethiopia is one of these LDC‟s its Economy depends on ... -
Measuring and analyzing child wellbeing in Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2011-05)In Ethiopia out of the total population of the country, the younger population under age 15 is almost 45% of the country‟s population. The purpose of this research is to identify the wellbeing status of children in the ... -
Prospects, Outreach and Sustainability of Microfinance: A Case Study of Dire Microfinance Institution
(Mekelle University, 2010-02)It is recognized that microfinance emerged to serve societies who do not have access to formal financial services due to lack of collateral. This encouraged different stakeholders of development (government, non-government, ... -
Survey on Household Energy Consumption Patterns: the Case of Enderta Woreda, Tigray Regional State
(Mekelle University, 2011-06)This study entitled “SURVEY ON HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS: The case of Enderta woreda, Tigray.” was developed with the aim of to understand the rural household energy consumption patterns with specific objective ... -
The Constraints of Honey Production in Beekeeping Cooperatives: A Case Study of KilliteAwlaloWoreda
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)Beekeeping is a traditionally well-established household activity in almost all parts of Ethiopia. However, the benefit from the sub sector is not satisfactory compared to the existing potential. The objective of this study ... -
The impact of row planting of teff crop on rural Household income: A case of Tahtay Maychew wereda, Tigrai, Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2006)Adoption of yield increasing technologies is seen as a key driver to increase agricultural production in Ethiopia. There is, however, a lack of empirical evidence on the impact of programs aiming to scale-up the adoption ... -
The Role of Seed Producers and Marketing Cooperative on Wheat Crop Production and its Implication to Food Security
(Mekelle University, 2013-02)Ethiopian agriculture is largely small scale subsistence oriented and crucially dependent on rainfall. Increasing the production and productivity of the crop sub sector is one of the measures taken in Ethiopia to assure ... -
The Status of Resettled Households on Food Security: The Case of Kafta Humera Woreda, Tigray, Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2010-02)ABSTRACT Food security in Ethiopia has remained an unfulfilled dream for a considerable number of people for a long and continuous period of time .Resettlement program is, thus, one among different development alternatives ... -
Trends of Media Productions Commercialization and Factors of Information Allotment in developing Countries
(Mekelle University, 2013-09)The public service media (PSM) theory differs from the commercial theory by its inclusiveness of ‘public interest’ in addition to media sustainability for both public and private media. In public goods theory, the nature ... -
Assessment of challenges and opportunities of live animal export: case study of Jigjiga zone, Somali regional state
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)The main purpose of this paper was to assess challenges and opportunities of live animal export of Somali region a case study of Jigjiga zone. In order to assess the challenges and opportunity of live animal export of ... -
Analysis of Goat Marketing in Chifra Woreda, Ethiopia
(2013-10)The livelihood of pastoralists and agro- pastoralist entirely depends on livestock and livestock products. In support of stimulating growth, economic development, food security and alleviating poverty among pastoralists, ... -
Assessment of Indigenous Conflict Resolution Systems and Practices: Implication for Socio-Economic Development: A Survey of Simada Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2013-06)Unless conflict is managed properly, it results in political, social and economical destruction of human beings. The cost of conflict depends on the type of conflict resolution system that individuals used to settle ... -
Challenges and Prospects of Utilizing Irrigation Technologies: Survey of Ganta-Afeshum Woreda, Eastern Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia
(Mekelle University, 2014-06)Irrigation is seen as the means of ensuring food security in Ethiopia. Thus the use of modern, advanced and resource efficient irrigation technologies is vital to increase farm output and take people out of poverty. This ... -
Comparative Study of Local Seed Business and Public Seed Supply Systems’: The case of Atsbiwemberta Woreda
(Mekelle University, 2013-05)Seed is generally considered to be the most affordable external input for farmers, and many of its benefits are assumed to be scale-neutral. So investments in crop improvement potentially can reach a wide range of farmers. ...