International Journal of Sustainable Development Research

Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2017

  • The Expansion of Cash Cropping; Implications on Gender Division of Roles: A Case Study from Gedeo Community - Southern Nation Nationalities and Peoples Region, Ethiopia

    Takele Bekele Bayu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2017
    Pages: 7-17
    Received: Jan. 30, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 27, 2017
    Published: May 27, 2017
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    Abstract: The overall objective of this paper was to investigate trends, status of cash cropping and its implication on gender division of roles in agricultural production. It has also further aimed to examine trends of decision making power on household resources. It has made use of primary and secondary data sources and 117 households were selected through... Show More
  • Improving Livelihoods of Resettled Farmers Through Development of a Knowledge Base on Climate Change in Mhondoro – Ngezi District, Zimbabwe

    Tinashe Mitchell Mashizha, Monica Monga, Munyaradzi Admire Dzvimbo

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2017
    Pages: 18-26
    Received: May 30, 2017
    Accepted: Jun. 29, 2017
    Published: Aug. 03, 2017
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    Abstract: Climate induced famine has had adverse effects and has been the worst disaster from which most resettled farmers experience and suffer from. It remains a topical agenda and a bone of contention in most countries of the global south. Despite remaining a challenge in most farming areas, the small holder farmers have struggled to come up with alternat... Show More