标题：RESETTLEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INTER-ZONAL AND INTRA-ZONAL RESETTLEMENT SCHEMES AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN DAWURO ZONE, SOUTHERN NATIONS, NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLES REGION, ETHIOPIA
期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2012
卷号：14
期号：2
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：This study employs a comparative study approach to assess inter-zonal and intra-zonal resettlement schemes and the host communities in Dawuro Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia, in attaining sustainable food security. Two hundred and fourteen households were selected for study. Survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and personal observations were employed in data collection. Study results show that the program was voluntary and beneficiaries of the resettlement schemes seem to have improved their food security situation when compared with their areas of origin. However, agricultural production in all areas is still vulnerable to shocks because of reliance on rainfall without complementary irrigation to cushion dry periods. Complementary activities such as off-farm activities to supplement agriculture and enhance sustainable food security situation are poorly developed in all study areas with resettlement schemes being the most affected. The study further shows that while some basic infrastructure facilities such as water pumps were installed to provide clean water, no maintenance contingency measures were ever put in place for their maintenance hence some of them have now been rendered obsolete. Sub-standard, inadequately manned and poorly equipped health facilities are a cause of concern mostly in resettlement schemes where beneficiaries received little help from the authorities to provide such infrastructure. Hence, adequate capacity building efforts should be made a priority. Deforestation is evident as beneficiaries cut trees to satisfy their energy and construction needs. However, it is encouraging to note that mitigatory measures such as planting of trees have been put in place and environmental management programs are currently running which may enhance sustainable food security situation in the area.
