Asfaw E. Fayisa
Oda Bultum University, P.O. Box: 225, Chiro, Ethiopia
Publications
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Research Article
Community Rehabilitation-Based and Inclusive Approaches in Climate Smart Agricultural Technology Promotion for Internally Displaced People in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia
Author(s): Ibsa Aliyi Usmane*, Asfaw E. Fayisa, Kemal K. Ahmed1 and Lelisa Sh. Mohammed
Internally displaced people may face various hardships upon leaving their homes due to inaccessible facilities in the areas where they settle, and they must rely on humanitarian aid. This leads them to become food insecure, malnourished, and unstable in their livelihood strategies. On the basis of these notions, this research aimed to engage internally displaced people in demonstrations of agricultural technology production, thereby diversifying their income sources through alternative enterprises. Accordingly, Ifadin and Erer Ibada kebeles in Babile district were selected, and 75 households were purposively enrolled and temporarily provided with land by the district’s agriculture office. Researchers subsequently provided training on climate-smart agricultural practices in the field. The IDP households participated in different cropping modes; as a result, the double-cropping mo.. Read More»

