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Ecology and Development Series No. 10, 2003 - ZEF

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overseas were encouraging <strong>and</strong> supporting me in different ways, especially Bekele Debele,Dejene Abdissa Merga, Dr. Tilahun Muleta, Fekadu Abrham, Jemal Ibrahim, <strong>and</strong> WorkuBedhane.I am grateful to many of the colleagues at <strong>ZEF</strong>, who come from different parts ofthe world with different cultural backgrounds, for sharing their ideas <strong>and</strong> creating a goodworking atmosphere, just to name few of them: Bart Wickel (the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s), Dr.Crammer Kayuki Kaizzi (Ug<strong>and</strong>a), Daniel Tsegai (Eritrea), Lubica Paparcíková (Slovakia),Luna Bharati (Nepal), Dr. Maria Andrea De Macale (Philippines), Dr. Mercy Gichora(Kenya), Dr. Muhammad Mohsin Hafeez (Pakistan), Dr. Pooja Sawhney (India), Dr.Rahayu Widyastuti (Indonesia), Dr. Rolf Sommer (Germany), Roukayatou Zimmermann(Cameroon), Sanaa Ashour (Palestine) <strong>and</strong> Dr. Zhaohua Li (China).I am very much indebted to my brothers Gedefa Woldemariam <strong>and</strong> ZenebeKebede, <strong>and</strong> their families, especially Tsigie Adugna <strong>and</strong> Geremu Negat, for theirhospitality, moral support <strong>and</strong> kindness at all times. I thank Kefyalew Adugna, LijalemAsrat <strong>and</strong> their families, who supported me in all means they could. Many more friends <strong>and</strong>relatives have supported me in different ways during my study. I am, indeed, thankful fortheir support.This research would not have been possible without my sponsors, the CatholicAcademic Exchange Service (KAAD), the Center for <strong>Development</strong> Research (<strong>ZEF</strong>), theGottlieb Daimler <strong>and</strong> Karl Benz Foundation, <strong>and</strong> the Ethiopian Agricultural ResearchOrganization (EARO). I would like to thank them for their kind assistance both financially<strong>and</strong> in helping with materials <strong>and</strong> logistics. The Illubabor Zone <strong>and</strong> the Yayu Districtdepartment of agriculture <strong>and</strong> the District administration were very collaborative tofacilitate my fieldwork.

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