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, 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lunt, T., Ellis-Jones, J., Mekonnen, Kindu, Schulz, S., Thorne, Peter J., Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar, Sharma, K.
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Informa UK Limited 2018-02-17
Subjects:	livelihoods, livestock, crops, food security, gender,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91177 https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2018.1417354
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