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Item Exploring the Practice of Urban Based Small Holder Farmers Agricultural Cooperative in the Improvement of the Lives and Livelihoods of Residents: The Case of Fanta Cooperative, Akaki - Kality Sub - City, Addis Ababa City Administration(Addis Ababa University, 2013-06) Tadesse, Yehualashet; Gebre, Ayalew (ph.D)The study has centered on Fanta Vegetable Producer Cooperatives that is situated in Woreda 4 of Akaki - Kaliti Sub - City, Addis Ababa. The study explored the practice of urban based small holder farmer's agricultural cooperative in the improvement of the lives and livelihoods of residents. The study is hoped to improve our knowledge about the role that the sector plays in cooperative livelihoods, and adds information to the limited researches done so far on the area. The objectives of the study were to explore the experience of urban based small holder farmer 's agricultural cooperatives in the improvement of the lives and livelihoods of residents. A few studies were conducted on the effect of using vulnerable river water but research conducted about the contribution of urban based agriculture to the lives and livelihoods of the cooperative in the study area are scarce. The necessary data were generated both from primary and secondary sources. The study was based on a qualitative research method, to investigate the practice and contribution of urban based agriculture. The study employed case study approach to find out the possible alternative opportunities to challenges faced by them through diversifying different types of urban based agricultural products. The study conducted exploratory research because it is related and applicable to explore new concepts since a research conducted in this area is scarce. The study has found that vegetable production along Akaki River constitutes the livelihood of Fanta agricultural cooperative. Besides, the cooperative has huge potentials of assets that can significantly impact future development of the area. These assets can be categorized at natural, social, financial, human and physical capitals. The findings of the study show that the major constraints of the cooperative are access to land; pollution of Akaki River; flood; absence of urban based agricultural policy; shortage of market outlet chain; and illegal trade. All these challenges need the combined effort of all stakeholders. Hence, awareness building and good local environmental governance systems that target all stakeholders should be created to prevent the current constraints and sustain the livelihood of the cooperative. As a short-term strategy, it is also advisable for the cooperative to use water from the deep well in collaboration with local development stakeholders in their vegetable schemes. Moreover, farming in urban environment has been found to benefit poor households through diversifying different types of urban based agricultural products.Item Exploring the Practice of Urban Based Small Holder Farmers Agricultural Cooperative in the Improvement of the Lives and Livelihoods of Residents: The Case of Fanta Cooperative, Akaki - Kality Sub - City, Addis Ababa City Administration(Addis Ababa University, 2013-06) Tadesse, Yehualashet; Ayalew, Doctor (PhD)The study has centered on Fanta Vegetable Producer Cooperatives that is situated in Woreda 4 of Akaki - Kaliti Sub - City, Addis Ababa. The study explored the practice of urban based small holder farmer's agricultural cooperative in the improvement of the lives and livelihoods of residents. The study is hoped to improve our knowledge about the role that the sector plays in cooperative livelihoods, and adds information to the limited researches done so far on the area. The objectives of the study were to explore the experience of urban based small holder farmer's agricultural cooperatives in the improvement of the lives and livelihoods of residents. A few studies were conducted on the effect of using vulnerable river water but research conducted about the contribution of urban based agriculture to the lives and livelihoods of the cooperative in the study area are scarce. The necessary data were generated both ji-om primwy and secondary sources. The study was based on a qualitative research method, to investigate the practice and contribution of urban based agriculture. The study employed case study approach to find out the possible alternative opportunities to challenges faced by them through diversifying different types of urban based agricultural products. The study conducted exploratory research because it is related and applicable to explore new concepts since a research conducted in this area is scarce. The study has found that vegetable production along Akaki River constitutes the livelihood of Fanta agricultural cooperative. Besides, the cooperative has huge potentials of assets that can Significantly impact future development of the area. These assets can be categorized at natural, social, financial, human and physical capitals. The findings of the study sho'w that the major constraints of the cooperative are access to land; pollution of Akaki River; flood; absence of urban based agricultural policy; shortage of market outlet chain; and illegal trade. All these challenges need the combined effort of all stakeholders. Hence, awareness building and good local environmental governance systems that target all stakeholders should be created to prevent the current constraints and sustain the livelihood of the cooperative. As a short-term strategy, it is also advisable for the cooperative to use water from the deep well in collaboration with local development stakeholders in their vegetable schemes. Moreover, farming in urban environment has been found to benefit poor households through diversifying different types of urban based agricultural products.Item Urban Expansion and the Changing Socio-economic Life of the Surrounding Rural Community: The Case of Woreda 03 Lami Kura Sub-City, Addis Ababa City Administration(Addis ababa university, 2021-10) Tadesse, Yehualashet; Teferra(PhD), ZelalemThis study has examined urban expansion and the changing socio-economic life of rural communities surrounding Addis Ababa with special reference to woreda 03 of Lami Kura sub-city. It emphasized the impacts of urban expansion on job opportunities of the households, and assessed the impacts of urban expansion on educational participation of the rural household members, the health condition of rural households and community after urban expansion, attitude and perception of rural households on urban expansion, social relationships and resource of rural households before and after urban expansion. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods. In-depth interviews, FGDs, observation and survey methods were used as tools of data collection. In addition, secondary data were also collected from different sources. To analyze the urban expansion and the changing socioeconomic life of the surrounding farming or rural community the study used economic growth and sociological urban expansion theories. The study exhibited mixed findings. On the one hand, it was found that majority of the rural households lost their individual farming plots, communal grazing lands and subsequently the possibility of holding large livestock population due to lack of space. Consequently the peasant households were forced to change their livelihood orientation from mixed farming to specialized urban agriculture, employment in service sector jobs, construction works and manufacturing sectors jobs. Incorporation into urban setting also resulted in social disarticulation wherein the displaced farming community‟s social fabric was torn apart due to changing patterns of social organization, and scattered interpersonal and kinship ties. Likewise, life-sustaining informal networks of reciprocal help, local voluntary associations, and self-organized mutual services were disrupted resulting in loss of social capital. On the other hand, the study revealed that despite the initial economic disarticulation due to loss of traditional livelihood basis educational participation of peasant children has significantly improved due to construction of new schools in the area and easy access .Improvements in terms of access to healthcare and other urban social services have also been observed in the course of the study. Taking into account the above stated mixed results, the current researcher came up with a conclusion that if the process is properly planned and managed, it is possible to offset the losses incurred by farmers during initial displacement and loss of key assets, by benefits accruing to the same families due to access to improved economic and social infrastructures, and better employment opportunities. Keywords:-urban expansion, household social and economic change, unemployment. v