Analysis of Urban Livelihoods Strategies of Female headed Households: The Case Of Bishoftu Town Oromia Ethiopia
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Livelihood strategies are at the center of development. In the context of rapid urbanization,
understanding the urban livelihood strategies plays paramount role for the policy and
practice arena. Accordingly, this study was conducted to analyze urban livelihood strategies
of female-headed households. Purposive sampling was used to select 90 sample female
headed households. The Primary data were collected from purposively selected household
using household survey, FDGs, KII and using six questions as a theme in the extended
livelihood framework for analysis too. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive
statistics to analyze the quantitative data. The finding of the survey result indicates that much
of the female-headed households (56.7%) in the town practice diversified livelihood
strategies that combined on-farm activities with non-farm activities in the town. Therefore
diverse livelihood options are available and thus, female - headed households pursue diverse
range of activities. The chi-square tests were used to explore livelihood asset functions in the
form of extended livelihood framework. The association between dummy and explanatory
variable: diversification as means of survival dominated urban farm and nonfarm femaleheaded households pursue as livelihood strategy which was in turn determined by age of
household, income of household, educational status, land access, credit access and own
house. Institutional support and human capital should be given priority to enhance the
livelihood of the female headed households. The study suggested that p
Policy-makers need to work to promote livelihood diversification in the form of specialization
in order to enhance capital accumulation and to minimize vulnerability of the female urban
poor.
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Livelihood, urban farm, non-farm, diversification and livelihood strategy