Urban Rural Linkages in Seru Town and its Hinterlands: Arsi Zone, Oromia Region
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2011-07
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of this study is to evaluate and examine the nature and patterns of urban- rural linkages in Seru town and its hinterlands. Thus, Purposive sampling and stratified sampling technique were used. The site of the study was selected because the woreda is under natural and human pressure.
Purposively, five rural Kebeles and the town were selected. Totally six Kebeles were selected based
on the purposive sample because five rural Kebeles are located 15km radius from the town. From 5
Kebeles sample size was selected based on proportional allocation stratified technique. The total
sample household for both areas was 262. The study also used secondary data like books and
Journals. The collected data was also analyzed in descriptive statistics in terms of frequency, percent,
mean and median and correlation. The study give due attention to the spatial linkages like
production-consumption, marketing linkages(flow of agricultural out put, flow of livestock ) service
delivery linkages (education, health and the like), flow of people(migration and visiting pattern) and
factors affecting urban and rural linkages. The study found, however, that rural households are
unable to produce surplus production and supply to the market, there is still interaction and
interdependence between Seru town and its hinterlands. Urban households’ survey also depicts that
urban residents of Seru town purchase both crop products and livestock from rural farmers. The
survey from trader also reveals that Seru town is collecting and distributing center of grain crops (especially wheat and teff) and livestock (especially goat) and export to bigger cities like Addis Ababa and Adama. There are also migration linkages between two spatial units. But Production,
Service delivery linkage and physical linkages exist between two area are very weak centers.
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Geography and Environmental Studies