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If development is to be sustained for any length of time in the developing countries, it must be done in a systematic and holistic manner. . Agricultural and rural development is seen as a consequence of complex and dynamic interactions between various sets of variables, including human, social, physical, technological, political and institutional variables. This implies that there is a need for a holistic approach to sustainable rural livelihoods improvement. This book is about the importance of the integration of the different development actors and programmes to achieve the sustainable livelihood of the poor in general and women in rural areas in particular. Different approaches and analytical tools have been used to assess the impact of such development initiatives. Hence coverage of this book will fulfill the readers' thirst of knowledge towards sustainable livelihood analysis. The book has been so designed as to serve the requirements of students, researchers and development practitioners alike.

Agriculture is the mainstay of economy in most of the developed and developing nations including Ethiopia. Pastoralism, in its variious forms, has played an important and diverge social and economic role as well as supplement agricultural village-based economy for Millions of people in Ethiopia in fulfilling their own subsistence and contributing income for the country. Hence its development and sustainability is important not only for food security but also for a healthy economy. However uncertain and radical changes are affecting Pastoralist areas in terms of access to resources, options for mobility and opportunities for marketing are the challenges facing by this sector.It is imperative that such hurdles have to be identified and solved in war footing manner. This book has been developed based on a research study among the pastoralist community and pin point the opportunities and challenges in developing the sector. It is assumed that this book will have considerable value for those who aspire to have knowledge about pastoralism as well as the ways and means to manage in a successful manner.

Credit is a life blood of small holder farmers in developing countries. Delivering productive credit to the rural poor has been a hotly pursued but problem-plagued undertaking. Providing low-cost, efficient credit services and recovering a high percentage of loans granted are the ideal aims in rural finance. However overdue and default of the loan discouraging the lending institutions in offering such services. Hence investigation of the various factors determine credit use and loan repayment is of great importance both for policy makers and the lending institutions to improve the lending services further. Therefore, this book has been designed based on the research work on credit utilization and repayment pattern of small holder farmers in northern Ethiopia. Different econometric models were used as a tool for the research work. Hence this book will help the scholars and students who are interested to learn more about the strategies and techniques of analysis. In addition, policy makers can use this as a bench mark for framing policies.

Agriculture is the mainstay of economy in most of the developed and developing nations. The four pillars of sustainable agriculture - research, education, extension and training should receive equal attention. The focal point is to achieve community development. This book has been developed to provide an exhaustive discussion on role of extension, organizations and community participation in achieving CD. Also emphasize has been given to gender issues which is also a vital area to be concentrated. This book is spread over twenty one chapters and arranged in five major parts. The first part introduces the concept of Community Development and its essentials. Second part explains the Extension Education and its strategies and methods. The third part presents the different Community Organizations and its role in achieving CD. Fourth part highlights the crucial element of Community Participation in achieving development. Final part, discusses about the Gender Issues and the role of women in CD. The book has been so designed as to serve the requirements of students, as also the researchers, teachers and development practitioners alike.