Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods

In 2012, Africa RISING conducted participatory community analysis (PCA) as the first phase of a participatory development approach in the Ethiopian highlands. The PCA identified trends, constraints, and opportunities – and shed light upon how farmers perceive livelihoods to be changing. Inputs, dise...

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Main Authors: Lunt, T., Ellis-Jones, J., Mekonnen, Kindu, Schulz, S., Thorne, Peter J., Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar, Sharma, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91177
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author Lunt, T.
Ellis-Jones, J.
Mekonnen, Kindu
Schulz, S.
Thorne, Peter J.
Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar
Sharma, K.
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Lunt, T.
Mekonnen, Kindu
Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar
Schulz, S.
Sharma, K.
Thorne, Peter J.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
Mekonnen, Kindu
Schulz, S.
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description In 2012, Africa RISING conducted participatory community analysis (PCA) as the first phase of a participatory development approach in the Ethiopian highlands. The PCA identified trends, constraints, and opportunities – and shed light upon how farmers perceive livelihoods to be changing. Inputs, diseases, pests, soil fertility, post-harvest management, and fodder shortages were seen as challenges, while off-farm income has become increasingly important. Gender differences in livestock and crop preferences for food security and income sources were observed. PCA established development priorities in a way that researchers may have approached differently or missed, providing research development priorities for Africa RISING scientists.
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spelling CGSpace911772025-01-27T15:00:52Z Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods Lunt, T. Ellis-Jones, J. Mekonnen, Kindu Schulz, S. Thorne, Peter J. Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar Sharma, K. livelihoods livestock crops food security gender In 2012, Africa RISING conducted participatory community analysis (PCA) as the first phase of a participatory development approach in the Ethiopian highlands. The PCA identified trends, constraints, and opportunities – and shed light upon how farmers perceive livelihoods to be changing. Inputs, diseases, pests, soil fertility, post-harvest management, and fodder shortages were seen as challenges, while off-farm income has become increasingly important. Gender differences in livestock and crop preferences for food security and income sources were observed. PCA established development priorities in a way that researchers may have approached differently or missed, providing research development priorities for Africa RISING scientists. 2018-02-17 2018-02-23T09:25:13Z 2018-02-23T09:25:13Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91177 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Lunt, T., Ellis-Jones, J., Mekonnen, K., Schulz, S., Thorne, P., Schulte-Geldermann, E. and Sharma, K. 2018. Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods. Development in Practice 28(2):208-226.
spellingShingle livelihoods
livestock
crops
food security
gender
Lunt, T.
Ellis-Jones, J.
Mekonnen, Kindu
Schulz, S.
Thorne, Peter J.
Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar
Sharma, K.
Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods
title Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods
title_full Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods
title_fullStr Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods
title_full_unstemmed Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods
title_short Participatory community analysis: Identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods
title_sort participatory community analysis identifying and addressing challenges to ethiopian smallholder livelihoods
topic livelihoods
livestock
crops
food security
gender
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91177
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