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DRIVERS AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF SHIFTING CROP BASED ECONOMY TO CHARCOAL BASED ECONOMY AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN AWIE ZONE OF AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA
Abstract
Due to deforestation and other related problems, the domestic energy crisis in relation to the unsustainable dependency of biomass energy is becoming one of the serious environmental problems in Ethiopia. Therefore, sustainable production of biomass fuels (especially charcoal) is important for the rural and urban households for their own uses and for business opportunities in the rural livelihoods. Hence this study examined the importance of charcoal making in the rural livelihoods and its economic significance comparing with crop production. The study also investigates the drivers of shifting the crop-based economy to a charcoal-making household economy.