Boloso Sore: History
A survey of land reform in the area which became Boloso Sore was performed in 1980-1981 under the direction of Dessalegn Rahmato. It found that Bolosso is "the beneficiary of many years of infrastructural and extension service by the Wolaita Agricultural Development Unit". Further, although the area had been self-sufficient in food in years past, there were clear signs of gradual impoverishment. In a 1971 survey about 30% of Bolosso households did not use ox-drawn ploughs for cultivation; ten years later, 52% of the peasants interviewed did not own oxen.
Prime Minister Tamirat Layne on 1 June 1994 began touring villages affected by famine in Boloso Sore. In this district alone, over 5,000 people had so far died of famine or malaria, 60% of them being children.
In March 1996, Boloso Sore experienced several hail storms in eight rural kebeles, of which two reported severe damage. The district Disaster Prevention and Preparation Committee ameliorated the disaster by distributing seeds provided by the NGO Redd Barna to 4,205 households in five kebeles.