Department: Rural Development and Agricultural Extension

Dr. Abayineh Amare

Publications
1. Abayineh Amare, Simane, B., Nyangaga,J., Defisa,A., Hamza, D., Gurmessa, B.(2019). Index-Based Livestock Insurance to Manage Climate Risks in Pastoral and Agro-pastoral area of Borena Region of Ethiopia. Climate Risk Management, 25, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2019.100191.
2. Abayineh Amare and Belay S. (2018). Does adaptation to climate change and variability provide household food security? Evidence from Muger sub-basin of the upper Blue-Nile, Ethiopia, Ecological process, 7(13): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-018-0124-x
3. Abayineh Amare and Belay S. (2017). Climate change induced vulnerability of smallholder farmers: Agro-ecology based analysis in the Muger sub-basin of the Blue-Nile basin, Ethiopia, American Journal of Climate change, 6: 668-693, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajcc.2017.64034.
4. Abayineh Amare and Belay S. (2017). Determinants of smallholder farmers decision to adopt adaptation options to climate change and variability in the Muger sub-basin of Blue-Nile basin, Ethiopia, Journal of Agriculture and Food Security, 6:64, 2017. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40066-017-0144-2.
5. Abayineh Amare and Belay S. (2017). Assessment of Household Food Security in the Face of Climate Change and Variability in the Upper Blue-Nile of Ethiopia, Journal of agricultural science s and technology, 7 (4): 285-300.
6. Abayineh Amare and Belay S. (2017). Convenient Solution for convenient truth: Adoption of soil and water conservation measures for climate change and variability in Kuyu District of Ethiopia, in W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Climate Change Adaptation in Africa, Climate Change Management, Springer International Publishing AG 2017. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-49520-0_1.
7. Abayineh Amare and Fekadu B. (2015). Determinants of Household Participation in Land Rental Markets in Amigna District, Arsi Zone of Oromiya Region, Ethiopia, Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review, 31(1): 21-42.
8. Alemu T., Abayineh Amare, Guta R. (2022). Smallholder coffee producer’s perception to climate change and variability: the evidence from Mana district, South Western Ethiopia, GeoJournal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-021-10572-6(0123456789).,-volV() 0123458697().,-volV)
9. Teshome Kassa Degu, Abayineh Amare Woldeamanuel & Birki Gurmessa Toba (2021): Beekeepers’ adaptation to climate change and variability in Ada Berga District, Oromia, Ethiopia, International Journal of Environmental Studies, DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2021.1977534.
10. Amanuel B., Abayineh Amare, Birki G., Yadeta B., Tamiru C. (2021). Does microcredit use helps farmers win battle against food insecurity: evidence from Jimma zone of Southwest Ethiopia, Agriculture & Food Security, (2021) 10:51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-021-00323-8.
11. Walter Leal Filho, Habitamu Taddese , Mulubrhan Balehegn , Daniel Nzengya , Nega Debela , Amare Abayineh, Edison Mworozi , Sampson Osei, Desalegn Y. Ayal , Gustavo J. Nagy, Nsani Yannick , Saizi Kimu, Abdul-Lateef Balogun, Esubalew Abate Alemu, Chunlan Li , Henry Sidsaph, Franziska Wolf, (2020). Introducing experiences from African Pastoralist communities to cope with climate change risks, hazards, and extremes: Fostering poverty reduction. International Journal of disasters and Risk Reduction, 50(2020) 101738.

Research Interests
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation
• Climate risk and preparedness
• Resilience, food security, biodiversity
• Climate induced migration/mobility
• Environmental non-migration

Amanuel Berhanu Bonso

Publications

  • Berhanu, A., Amare, A., Gurmessa, B., Bekele, Y. & Chalchisa, T. Does microcredit use helps farmers win battle against food insecurity: evidence from Jimma zone of Southwest Ethiopia. Agric Food Secur 10, 51 (2021).
  • Jebessa, G.M. and Boso, A.B., 2020. Determinants of households’ food consumption expenditure in South-Western Ethiopia. Agriculturaland Veterinary Sciences, p.25.
  • Amanuel Berhanu (Author), 2018, A Presentation about Kirkpatrick’s Four-Levels of Training Evaluation Model, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/425431

Research Interests

  • Climate Change and Food Security
  • Agricultural technology adoption

Gadise Edilu Tufa

Academic Rank: Graduate Assistant

Research Interests:

  • Food security,
  • Sustainable development and environment,
  • Climate change and variability,
  • Sustainable livelihood

Dr. Teferi Tolera Engura

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Publications

  • Alemayehu Abebe Wake, Teferi Tolera & Tamiru Chalchisa Geleto (2022) Impacts Of Fishing On The Rural Household Income; Evidence From Ethiopian Rift-Valley, Cogent Economics & Finance. : https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2124737
  • Alemayehu, Abebe, Megerssa, Endebu, Teferi, Tolera , Tamiru, Chalchisa. 2022 (10)1: Socioeconomic profile of fishermen and current status of fish production in Lake Koka, Ethiopia. DOI:10.15651/2408-5464.22.10.001
  • Teferi, Tolera and Feyera Senbeta. 2020. Pastoral System in the Face of Climate Variability: Household Adaptation Strategies in Borana Rangelands, Southern Ethiopia, Journal of Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-019-00339-y
  • Alemayehu Abebe Wake, Teferi Tolera and Tamiru Chalchisa, 2020. Determinates of farmers participation decision on fishing in Lume district, east Showa zone, Oromia national regional state, Ethiopia: International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies Vol 8 (20).https://dx.doi.org/10.22271/fish
  • Daniel, Temesgen and Teferi Tolera. 2015. Determinates of small holder farmers willingness to pay for agricultural extension services: A case study from Eastern Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol 10(20). DOI:5897/AJAR2014.8698
  • Teferi, Tolera., Daniel, Temesgen. & D. Sundaraa Rajan. 2014. Factors affecting Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Agricultural Extension Services: The Case of Haramaya District, Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Science Research Vol. 3(12), pp. 268-277. http://academeresearchjournals.org/journal/ijasr

Research Interests

  • socio-ecological systems’ resilience
  • institutions and governance, customary natural resource and management
  • indigenous knowledge systems, climate change vulnerability and adaptations and Rural livelihoods