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    FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN URBAN AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF MEKELLE HADINET SUB CITY
    (Mekelle University, 2025-01-25) Berhe Gebremeskel
    This study analyzes the factors affecting the performance of women entrepreneurs in urban agriculture within Mekelle's Hadinet Sub-City, Ethiopia. Recognizing the essential role of women in economic development, the research identifies key challenges they face, including limited access to finance, socio-cultural barriers, inadequate training, and legal constraints. Employing a mixed- methods approach, a sample of 62 women entrepreneurs was selected through stratified sampling. Data were collected via structured questionnaires and key informant interviews, and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings reveal systemic challenges that hinder the growth and sustainability of women-led enterprises, indicating that financial constraints and socio-cultural factors significantly impact their performance. The study concludes that targeted interventions are necessary to enhance women's entrepreneurial capacity, recommending policies focused on improving access to finance, providing tailored training programs, and fostering supportive community networks.
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    Determinant of Urban Households’ Food Insecurity: The Case of Mekelle City
    (Mekelle University, 2025-02-23) Getnet Ashagrie
    This study seeks to analyze food insecurity issues by assessing socio-economic factors that impact the food insecurity of households in urban areas of Mekelle City. The analysis was based on survey data gathered from 397 urban households selected using a simple random sampling procedure. Primary and secondary data were used. The data regarding household determinants were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a binary logit model. The survey result showed that about 27.71% and 72.29% of sample respondents were food insecure and secure, respectively. The empirical results estimated using the survey data to identify the determinants of food insecurity among urban households in the study area revealed mixed impressions. Among the variables considered, age of the household head, income of the household, house ownership, and household food expenditure had a statistically significant effect on food insecurity in the study area. This study adds to the literature by contextualizing urban food insecurity within Sen's Entitlement Framework and the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework in post-conflict areas. Most importantly, the study has delivered findings that call for targeted interventions on income diversification, affordable housing, and gender-responsive policies. This is followed by practical recommendations for policymakers, underscoring the need for context-specific approaches to urban food insecurity in conflict-affected areas.
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    Assess the effect of Conflict on Performance of Rural Saving and Credit Cooperative and Mitigating Mechanisms in Southern Tigray: The Case of Endamohoni Wereda.
    (Mekelle University, 2025-03) YohannesRedae
    he survey conducted after the devastating war in Tigray provides valuable insights in to assess the effects on the Endamohoni Wereda Main objective of this study is to assess the effect of conflict on rural saving and credit cooperative in southern Tigray: in the case of Endamohoni Wereda. The effectiveness of RUSSCO is necessarily subject to assess the negative effects of the conflicts or war, especially as their loans outstanding depended on the level of savings outstanding. Endamohoni Wereda Youth Saving and Credit Cooperative for its saving, loan provided, credit collections in 2020 and this effect leads for above 2million birr pillages in all branches During the conflict, deposits shrink and increases in withdrawals, substantial decrease in loan repayment lost their businesses, or even died. The Research design is mixed methods both qualitative and quantitative approach has been employed in this study. This researcher used a descriptive research design, and systematic random sampling techniques, department heads were selected purposefully . Data were collected by interviewing up on 378 respondents in rural saving and credit cooperatives Endamohoni Wereda , South Tigray in Ethiopia. To analysis and interpret data the researcher used descriptive statistics such as the percentage, range, table, graphs, ratio and narrations and the other methods to collect qualitative data by interview systematic random sampling and purposive sampling .The post war conflict brought about complex effects and wide range of damages such as pillage, assets set on fire , shutter or demolished assets. The members are facing multiple problems, challenges and economic limitations. Major challenges of rural saving and credit cooperative union is lake of awareness, limitation of managerial capacity, limited income of the members, Sacco size, dependency or government interference, inadequate support and weak regulation and supervision ,inaccessibility to technology, political instability or war. From this it is possible to conclude that the post war conflict significantly disrupted the income capacity of most respondents, with only a small percentage managing to generate income at or near their expected levels. Similarly, the majority of members either ceased saving or reduced their saving amounts during the war and siege period. Solutions for the challenges of rural saving and credit cooperative, the researcher recommended the following suggestions. Increase educated staff members, use of technology, creating awareness rising, enhancing of the members, and their income per participant, being mautonomous, and cooperative among cooperative unions