...Nneji Ifeyinwa Umeokeke; Osayi Precious Emokpae; Ayoola A. Adewale Purpose This study assessed the impact of livestock production on the poverty of rural households in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach Data from the Ethiopia Living Standard Measurement Survey 2021/2022 was employed...

... in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. Using panel data from the World Bank’s LSMS-ISA initiative, the study indicated that entry into and continued employment in non-farm employment are country- and gender-specific, with women less likely to participate and continue employment than men. Efobi...

...Workicho Jateno Gadiso; Bamlaku Alamirew Alemu; Maru Shete Purpose This study aims to measure the status of rural household food security across regions using multidimensional indicators. It also aims to identify the determinants of rural household food security in Ethiopia. Design/methodology...

... capital components on youth self-employment in Holeta town, Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach Using youth survey data, principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted on social capital components datasets. This provided the construction of composite indicators for measuring social capital...

...Ziade Hailu; Tilahun Girma Purpose This study aims to empirically test the variation in household assets and the incidence of child labour using data from Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach The study was cross-sectional in design and used a sample of 3,500 observations (children aged 5–17...

... education levels. Gender Achievement gap National examination Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa I24 I25 J16 J24 The scope and dynamics of the gender educational gap vary across regions and countries. In developed countries, the gender education gap showed a reversal trend in the last few...

... at: amankussia@yahoo.com 24 08 2021 01 12 2021 05 01 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Women empowerment Women employment Self-worth Decision-making power Large-scale agricultural investment Gambella Ethiopia...

... capital. In doing so, it significantly contributes to knowledge gap in the empirical literature. It also contributes to the ongoing academic and policy debates based on actual evidence collected from local community. Agricultural investment Livelihood asset Propensity score matching Ethiopia...

...Chanyalew Seyoum Aweke; Edward Lahiff; Muluken Gezahegn Wordofa; Jemal Y. Hassen Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine household food gap and food insecurity in Eastern Ethiopia. Differences in food gap and food insecurity were also examined in terms of gender of the household head...

... group discussions conducted on 384 farm households from six Kebeles of Eastern Ethiopia. Findings The authors find that flexibility and credibility, ability of development agents to address neglected aspects in agricultural production, and reaching diversified groups of farmers as the perceived...

...Solomon Bizuayehu Wassie; Hitoshi Kusakari; Sumimoto Masahiro Purpose Using a recent rural farm household survey, the purpose of this paper is to investigate inclusiveness and effectiveness of agricultural cooperatives in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a logit model...

...Bamlaku Alamirew; Harald Grethe; Khalid Hassan Ali Siddig; Tesfamicheal Wossen Purpose – Like many countries in the developing world, Ethiopia has leased out a huge amount of land to foreign investors. However, empirical evidence on the contribution of international investments to employment...

...Kidanemariam Gebregziabher Gebrehiwot Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the Integrated Household Extension Program (IHEP) on participant households’ welfare and see the policy effectiveness. The government of Ethiopia – in contrast to the majority of countries...

...Eneyew Adunga Purpose Most of the studies done on pastoralists in Ethiopia either rely on qualitative data or mainly focus on descriptive analysis and thus lack rigorous econometric measures. As a result, very little is known about the economics of household level activities in pastoral production...