Ethiopia is currently implementing its growth and transformation plan II to boost economic over time join the middle-income countries within a few years. It believed that this objective can be realised if country make substantial amount of savings. In cognizant this, study was undertaken investigate nexus between formal informal savings determinants saving in case Sinana District. A multi-stage...

Renewable energy technologies are the best option for rural peoples until hydroelectric power is well disseminated in country of Ethiopia where critical access and supply problems exist with a poorly ventilated cooking places. The current study examined factors determining households’ decision to adopt renewable source choices Boset District. A two-stage stratified random sampling was employed ...

This study analyzed the determinant of rural household participation in non-farm and level generated income from activities Haramaya district, Ethiopia using cross-section data. During this both primary secondary data were employed Primary collected 196 sample respondents stratified random sampling. In descriptive econometric analysis was carried out. Descriptive statistics applied to character...

It has long been a central tenant of Tokugawa history that samurai fiefs "effectively" became defunct during the 17th century. This typically is understood (in the English-language literature) as reflecting a tightening of "central control" over divisive tendencies throughout the Tokugawa polity and an important step in achieving political stability. While it is undeniable that samurai fiefs un...

This paper aims to examine the dynamics of land transactions, machine investments, and the demand for machine services using farm panel data from China. Recently, China's agriculture has experienced a large expansion of machine rentals and machine services provided by specialized agents, which has contributed to mechanization of agricultural production. On the other hand, the empirical results ...

Land is an integral part of people’s culture, economy, and livelihoods. Social and temporal mobility of people affect land acquisition, distribution, and utilization, which consequently impacts on food security and human wellbeing. Using the data collected by means of household survey, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and participant observation, this paper examines the dynamics of...