Determinants oflncome Diversification into Off-farm Activities among Farm Households
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dessalegn, Mengistu(pPhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bilate, Gemeda | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-09T08:23:48Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:56:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-09T08:23:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:56:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was intended mainly in examining the determinants of income diversification into off-farm activities among farm households and thereby to have an insight on contributions of diversification in Misrak Badawacho Woreda. The study drew a sample of235 households through a multi-stage stratified sampling technique from four Kebeles in the Woreda. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, binary logistic regression model and multinomial logit model. Opinions of interviewees have also triangulated with data obtained ji-om survey in issues related to roles of diversification. Results indicate that about 59.1percent of respondent farm households have participated in off-farm activities. Among these about 76.9 percent of off-farm participants drive their income ji-om at least self employing nonfarm sources while 23.1 percent of off-farm participants are allocated their labor to wage work. The binary logit and multinomial logit estimations show that the major significant determinants of participation into offfarm activities as well as choice of an activity among alternatives are farm size, oxen holding, proximity of market locations and roads, and number of adults. Other . characteristics such as age, sex, education level of household head, dependency ratio, and soil quality of farm land are not significantly influenced the probability of involving decision in and choices of off-farm activities. Farm households who involved in off-farm activities have benefited in gaining a higher average income than not involved households thereby maintained their daily requirements including food Moreover, poverty headcount index shows that households who participated in off-farm activities are less incident to poverty than those did not involve. However, the implied constraints to nonfarm diversification include high financial shortage, lack of skills and knowledge inadequacy of institutional support. Based on the findings, the following pOints of recommendations are stated: Promoting rural credit schemes, integrating Government and nongovernmental organizations in providing technical support, organizing peoples in off-farm activities, designing labor intensive employment program and constructing rural infrastructure. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/11414 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa Univerisity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Farm Households | en_US |
| dc.title | Determinants oflncome Diversification into Off-farm Activities among Farm Households | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |