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

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  • Tobias Lunt
  • Jim Ellis-Jones
  • Kindu Mekonnen
  • Steffen Schulz
  • Peter Thorne
  • Elmar Schulte-Geldermann
  • Kalpana Sharma

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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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  • Tobias Lunt & Jim Ellis-Jones & Kindu Mekonnen & Steffen Schulz & Peter Thorne & Elmar Schulte-Geldermann & Kalpana Sharma, 2018. "Participatory community analysis: identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 208-226, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:28:y:2018:i:2:p:208-226
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1417354
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