http://ir.haramaya.edu.et//hru/handle/123456789/89 2026-04-20T12:23:00Z http://ir.haramaya.edu.et//hru/handle/123456789/919 HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY SITUATION AND THEIR COPING STRATEGIES IN URBAN SETTING: THE CASE OF GIMBICHU TOWN, HADIYA ZONE, SNNPR, ETHIOPIA. Terefe, Abebe; Reddy, Dr. R.U. Now a day food insecurity issues become one of the serious concern and top priority area for developing countries. Urban areas are faced with the problem of increasing population and c onsequently inadequate supply of food items. With the current progressing urbanization , increasing urban poverty trends, and rapid run-up in prices of food, the question of urban food insecurity could become one of the greatest challenge for many urban households, and the concern of food insecurity are progressively shifting from rural to urban. Hence, this study was conducted to assess household’s food insecurity situation, to identify the factors affecting food insecurity on the households as well as their coping strategies. In order to achieve these objectives demographic and as socio-economic data were collected, the researcher has used 125 respondents for questionnaire, and 13 FGD respondents, 12 key info rmant interview respondents. Households were selected using systematic random sampling pr ocedure proportional to size from the selected three kebele of the study area. Totally 150 individuals were involved during data collection in the study area. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were applied. The triangulation of structured interview of sample households, in-depth interview with key informants, focus group discussions, observations, published and unpublished materials were employed as sources of data. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as table, figure, percentage, and frequency distribution. HH size, HHHs income, HHHs age, HHHs education, owning bank account, marital status, and income from remittance and gift were found to influence the HHs food insecurity in the study area. The finding of the study on the types of coping strategies used by households in the study area has shown that HHs implement various coping strategies at the food shortages. On the other hand, reduction of the size of meals; reduction in number of meals per day, barrowing cash, received food aid and become daily labor were found to be more frequently practiced coping strategies. From the coping strategies of households 69(55.2%) respondents told cheaper foods, 43(34.4%) respondents used reduced meal frequencies and 13(10.4%) respondents used smaller quantities to eat. The major copin g strategies against food shortags were the purchase of less preferred food and reduction in t he quantity of meals. Moreover, the study recommended the capacity building for elderly and female headed household, provision of better family planning to reduce HH size ; getting be tter urban infrastructure and social services, promoting urban agriculture and strengthen HH asset building programs to strengthen the link between urban development and food security programs and rural development as strategies t o enhance the accessibility of food for urban HHs. The study recommends that efforts at reducing food insecurity among urban HHs should focus on increasing urban HH income and food supply. 104p. 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.haramaya.edu.et//hru/handle/123456789/822 GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF CEMENT FACTORY IN DIRE DAWA: THE CASE OF NATIONAL CEMENT FACTORY IN SABIYAN, DIRE DAWA ADMINISTRATION Seyoum Tiruneh, Biniyam; Akmel (Ph.D), Awol Dire Dawa is geologically conducive for cement production in which it is endowed with large limestone reserves. In terms of cement production, it is the historical centre of the Ethiopian cement factory. The objective of this study was to investigate and conceptualize the geographical survey of cement factory and determine the residents’ perception towards the effects of cement factory on Sabiyan urban community residents in Dire Dawa Administration. Systematic random sampling and purposive non-probability sampling techniques were employed. The Data was collected through questionnaires, focus group discussions, and interviews. In the study, 366 sample respondents were selected targeting the heads of urban household. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS software for Windows 19.0 to draw interpretations and conclusions. The major findings of the study showed that the establishment of cement factory presented socio-economic benefits to the surrounding community through creation of employment opportunities and provision of healthcare facilities were 17.76% and 20.77% respectively. However, local people and the factory blamed each other for the slow pace of development being realized. The impact of dust deposition is significantly high on the ground and human population as well as the wastewater discharge and liquid effluents create favorable conditions for the reproduction of water born diseases causing malaria which threat to human health. This was confirmed by 89% and 85.5% of the sampled households respectively. The findings also revealed that the oil, grease, diesel and gas leakages and high noise levels during limestone blasting in the quarry from where the raw material mined and cement production operation 75.7% and 80% were the major challenges to the urban community particularly, the residents who live and work in congested compounds around the factory site. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that the factory must adopt effective environmental management tools, use of improved and cleaner production technologies to control dust depositions to enhance wholesome benefits accrued by the local people. In order to improve the factory's waste management service, sewage treating station should be established in factory site to control the wastewater prior to discharge into the surrounding environment. This will significantly improve the life of the surrounding households. Moreover, the Dire Dawa City Administration, particularly its Health Office, Environmental Protection Authority and Urban Development and Management Office has to make efforts to closely monitor the operation of cement factory and take the necessary measures in the environmental protection in its endeavors to create a clean and healthy urban environment. 97p. 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z