Famine and survival strategies : a case study from northeast Ethiopia
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Famine and survival strategies : a case study from northeast Ethiopia
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies), 1991
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239)
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What do peasants do in the face of severe food crisis and ecological stress, and how do they manage to survive on their own? This study revolves around a case study conducted by the author in the awraja (district) in the Ambassel Wollo province in northeastern Ethiopia. This is in the region that was hit hardest by the 1984-85 famine, which Rahmato calls "the worst tragedy rural Ethiopia had ever experienced". The author also critically examines other literature on famine response. The focus of this study is on what happens before famine comes, and how the peasants prepare for it. From a wealth of evidence, the author concludes that the seeds of famine are sown during the years of recovery.
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