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

How to cite this article

APA /
Melka, Y., Kassa, K., Ketema, M., Abebaw, D., & Schmiedel, U. (2015). The effect of drought risk perception on local people coping decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 7(9), 292-302.
Chicago /
Yoseph Melka, Habtemariam Kassa, Mengistu Ketema, Degnet Abebaw and Ute Schmiedel. "The effect of drought risk perception on local people coping decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia." Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics 7, no. 9 (2015): 292-302.
MLA /
Yoseph Melka, et al. "The effect of drought risk perception on local people coping decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia." Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics 7.9 (2015): 292-302.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2015.0674
URL /
https://ftp.academicjournals.org/journal/JDAE/article-abstract/C7C826754980

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