Local Climate Trends and Farmers’ Perceptions in Southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
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Determinants of adaptation choices to climate change by sheep and goat farmers in Northern Ethiopia: the case of Southern and Central Tigray, Ethiopia
The livestock sector serves as a foremost source of revenue for rural people, particularly in many developing countries. Among the livestock species, sheep and goats are the main source of livelihood for rural people in Ethiopia; they can quickly multiply, resilient and are easily convertible to cash to meet financial needs of the rural producers. The multiple contributions of sheep and goat an...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environment and Sustainability
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1927-9566
DOI: 10.24102/ijes.v4i3.563