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ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND LAW DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES THE ROLE OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN YAYO COFFEE FOREST MANAGEMENT: YAYO WOREDA SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA BY: BANTI MOSISA FURI SEPTEMBER, 2018 ADAMA ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND LAW DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES THE ROLE OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN YAYO COFFEE FOREST MANAGEMENT, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA BY: BANTI MOSISA ADVISOR: HURGESA HUNDERA A THESIS SUBMITTED TO ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SEPTEMBER, 2018 ADAMA ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DECLARATION I, the undersigned, declare that this thesis is my own work and that all sources of materials used for this thesis have been properly acknowledged. I seriously declare that this thesis is not submitted to any other institution anywhere for the award of any other academic degree. Brief quotations from this thesis are allowable without special permission provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author of the thesis. Name: Banti Mosisa Furi Signature ____________________ Place: Adama Science and Technology University. Date of Submission: ________________ ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES As thesis advisor, I hereby certify that I have read and evaluated this thesis prepared under my guidance Banti Mosisa Furi entitled The Role of Local Institutions in Yayo Coffee Forest management, Southwestern Ethiopia. Therefore, I recommend that it is accepted and submitted as fulfilling the MA thesis requirement. ______________ _________________ _________________ Advisor signature Date We, the undersigned, as member of the board of examiners of the MA thesis final open defense examination, we certify that we have read, evaluated the thesis prepared by Banti Mosisa Furi entitled The Role of Local Institutions in Yayo Coffee Forest management, Southwest Ethiopia and examined the candidate. Therefore, this is to certify that the thesis has been accepted as fulfilling the thesis requirement for the degree of masters of Arts in Geography and environmental studies. ___________________ ______________ ____________________ Internal Examiner Signature Date ___________________ ______________ ____________________ External Examiner Signature Date ___________________ ______________ ____________________ Chairperson Signature Date A thesis rated as____________________________ The Role of Local Institutions in Yayo Coffee Forest Management ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Above all, I thank Almighty God for always with me in all my endeavors and gave me endurance to complete my study. It is my pleasure to acknowledge my thesis supervisor, Mr. Hurgesa Hundera; for his untiring effort, careful supervision, kind and constructive comments and continuing guidance at every stage of this thesis. I have also acknowledged the communities and government staff members of Yayo Woreda offices for their kind cooperation in giving me all the necessary data especially the staff members of YWARDO and Agriculture development experts of the study kebeles for their special cooperation during data collection. Moreover, I express my heartfelt gratitude to my wife Serkalem Nagara and my child Bekan Banti for giving me moral support in all my life and to accomplish my study. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to all my friends and those who directly or indirectly made it possible for me to complete this thesis through various means of support. Last, but not least, I would to thank Arsi University for providing me financial support for the completion of the study. Also I provide my gratitude to ASTU for the whole services provision during my stay in it for the last five summers. i The Role of Local Institutions in Yayo Coffee Forest Management Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................... i List of Tables .......................................................................................................................... v List of Figures .......................................................................................................................vi Abbreviatios ........................................................................................................................ vii ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... viii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background of the Study ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem ..................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Objectives of the Study ........................................................................................................ 4 1.3.1 General Objective.............................................................................................................. 4 1.3.2 Specific Objectives ............................................................................................................ 4 1.4 Research Questions .............................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Significances of the Study .................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Limitations of the Study ....................................................................................................... 6 1.8 Organization of the Thesis .................................................................................................... 6 1.9 Operational Definition of Terms ........................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES .................................................................................................................... 7 2. Reviews of Conceptual and Theoretical Literatures ................................................................ 7 2.1 Reviews of Conceptual Literatures ....................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 Types of Institutions .......................................................................................................... 8 2.1.1.1 Informal Institutions ....................................................................................................... 8 2.1.1.2 Formal Institutions.......................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Reviews of Theoretical Literatures ..................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Challenges of Local Institutions in Coffee Forest Management ........................................ 10 2.2.1.1 Insecurity of Property Rights and Coffee Forest Management....................................... 10 2.2.1.2 Attributes of the Community and Coffee Forest ............................................................ 10 2.2.1.3 Local Institutions and Coffee Forest Management ........................................................ 10 2.3 Reviews of Empirical Literatures........................................................................................ 14 2.3.1 Forest Management and Conservation Policy in Ethiopia ................................................. 14 2.3.2 Approaches of Coffee Forest Management ...................................................................... 16 2.4 Institutional Analysis Development Framework (IAD) ....................................................... 18 ii The Role of Local Institutions in Yayo Coffee Forest Management 2.4.1 Major Components of IAD Framework ........................................................................... 19 CHAPTER THREE: METHODS AND MATERIALS ................................................ 22 3.1 Description of the Study Area............................................................................................. 22 3.1.1 Location of the Study Area .............................................................................................. 22 3.1.2 Topography and Drainage Systems .................................................................................. 23 3.1.3 Climate and Vegetation ................................................................................................... 24 3.1.4 Geology and Soil ............................................................................................................. 24 3.1.5 Socio-Economic Aspects and Landuse Patterns in the Study Area.................................... 25 3.1.6 History of Yayo Coffee Forest Management .................................................................... 26 3.1.7 Social Organizations of the Population of the Study Area ...............................................