About
PhD in Bioscience Engneering (Agricultural Economics)
Research
sustainable agro-food system; climate-smart agriculture and food security; climate vulnerability and resilience; inclusive innovations and sustainable marketing and agriculture value chain analysis by applying econometric models, life cycle assessment, index methods, climate model and qualitative tools such as PRA, Multi-criterion analysis and agent-based models.
Publication
1. PublicationsArticles (in Web of Science)Dalle D, Gecho Y, Bedeke S (2023). Navigating dynamics of farm household livelihood vulnerability to climate-related risks in southern Ethiopia: An agroecology-based comparative analysis. Cogent Food & Agriculture (2024), 10: 229-2871 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2292871Dalle D, Gecho Y, Bedeke S (2023) Spatiotemporal Variability and Trends in Rainfall and Temperature in South Ethiopia: Implications for Climate Change Adaptations in Rural Communities. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1939528Shiferaw D, Bedeke S, Lemma H (2023), Assessing Climate ChangeInduced Poverty of Mixed Crop-Livestock Smallholders in Wolaita Zone, Research in Globalization, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2023.100158Bedeke S (2023). Bundling the adoption of conservation tillage, improved crop variety and crop diversification in Ethiopia: implications for food security. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9(11): 2248692 . http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2248692.Tadesse M, Bedeke S (2022). What lessons Ethiopia could draw from China’s Township and Village Enterprises led rural industrialization? A thematic synthesis. Research in Globalization, 5:1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2022.100088Bedeke S, Tebeje M (2022). Does local cognition of climate change really matters in adaptation: farmer perspectives. Local Environment 45(2), 226-239 https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2022.2136634Bedeke S (2022). When crop producers face dynamic climate risks in Ethiopia: exploring determinants behind choices of adaptation strategies. Climate Research, 89:15-28 https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01704Bedeke S (2022). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation of crop producers in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review on concepts, approaches and methods. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02118-8Bedeke S, Vanhove W, Wordofa M, Natarajan K, Van Damme P (2020). Vulnerability to climate change among maize-dependent smallholders in three districts of Ethiopia. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22 (2), 693-718. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-018-0215-yBedeke S, Vanhove W, Wordofa M, Natarajan K, Van Damme P (2018) Perception of and response to climate change by maize-dependent smallholders. Climate Research 75: 261–275. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01524Bedeke S, Vanhove W, Wordofa M, Natarajan K, Van Damme P (2019) Adoption of climate change adaptation strategies by maize-dependent smallholders in Ethiopia. Wageningen Journal of Life Science, 88, 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2018.09.001Nana A, Bedeke S, Abebe A (2020). Local farmers’ financial, economic and social institutions’ role in promoting adaptation strategies to climate change in Ethiopia. International Invention of Scientific Journal, 04 (08):1311-1326.Bedeke S, Fekadu B (2013) Small scale irrigation development and households’ income linkage: Evidence from Dedere district, Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research 8 (34) 5:4441-4451. http://10.5897/AJAR12.1793Bedeke S. (2012). Agricultural water development and household’s vulnerability to food insecurity: Empirical evidence from Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development, 2(7):264-271.Dereje K, Yenenesh T, Bedeke S, Jemal Y (2013) Determinants of women’s participation in microfinance services: empirical evidence from rural Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. African journal of Agricultural Economics and rural development 1(1):1-7.Bedeke S (2012) Food insecurity and coping strategies: A perspective from Kersa Districts of East Hararghe Ethiopia. Journal of Food Sciences and Quality Management 5:1-15Bedeke S (2011) Community based irrigation management system: The case of Deder District, East Hararghe, Ethiopia. Advances in Physics Theories and Applications 1 (2):06-14.BooksBedeke S (2020) Vulnerability of maize-dependent smallholders to climate change and their adaptation strategies in Ethiopia, Ghent University Publishing House, Ghent, Belgium.Bedeke S (2010) Climate change adaptation and small-scale irrigation development: implications on poverty reduction in selected regions of Ethiopia, Lumbert publisher, Germany.Bedeke S (2010) The link between small scale irrigation and household income: empirical evidence from Deder district, east Hararghe, Ethiopia. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG publisher, Germany.
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