Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 555

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of drought risk perception on local people coping decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Yoseph Melka*
  • Yoseph Melka*
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University Ethiopia.
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Habtemariam Kassa
  • Habtemariam Kassa
  • Center of International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mengistu Ketema
  • Mengistu Ketema
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University Ethiopia.
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Degnet Abebaw
  • Degnet Abebaw
  • Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Ute Schmiedel
  • Ute Schmiedel
  • Biocentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, University of Hamburg, Germany.
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  •  Received: 13 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 14 August 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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