Assen, Mohammed (Dr)Mohammed, Seid2019-12-092023-11-192019-12-092023-11-192019-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/20326This research paper is a study on urban agriculture challenges and opportunities with particular emphasis on urban poultry farming in two selected Woredas of Addis Ababa. The general objective of the study is to identify some of the major problems and constraints faced by the urban poultry farmers, and investigate and explain the character and role of urban agriculture with emphasis to urban poultry farming. It also tries to see the types of assistance needed and suggests possible solutions to the problems. The analysis of the study utilized both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected through a questionnaire survey that covered 114 small-scale poultry farming households with more than 2,484 breeds reared in two 'weredas', of Addis Ababa. The 'weredas' are located in the northern and western peripheral parts of the city. The secondary data were collected from different libraries, document centers, organizations and offices. The study discusses the role of urban agriculture in connection with nutrition and food security, income generation and employment. An assessment was also made on the problems of urban agriculture. An attempt was made to investigate the characteristics of urban poultry farming households‟ profile. Accordingly, people are dominated in the sectors both the middle age groups with the secondary level of education (35.3%) and an average household sizes (47.05%). As the findings of the study reveal, the need to feed family as the major factor that motivated poultry farmers to start the activity with the initial capital less than 5,000 birr which accounts (38%). Most of the poultry farmers initially purchased the breeds by using their own money from private hatchery center to start operation (50%) and the majority (70.6%) of the poultry farmers used agricultural extension services to improve their poultry production. Nearly 29.6% of the farmers have never been supported by extension agents in their activity. The flock type in both locations is composed of (23.5 %) local, (5.9%) hybrid and (70.6%) exotic breeds. The producers mainly conduct the poultry farming activity using family labor in smaller land area, including around the living accommodation. Poultry health care is one management aspects in the study areas. Evidence from the findings of this study indicated that the farmers (70.6%) used modern medicine to cure their chicken against diseases like:-Newcastle, fowl typhoid, and fowl box. On the contrary, the other famers used traditional medicine practice such as lemon, paper, mitmita, senafech and tetra cycle. Poultry feeding system is practiced in both locations and about (82.4%) depending on purchased feed Menno. The major feed sources include: - grains, Menno, Food left over, green plants. The major problems in managing the poultry farms include shortage and high cost of chicken feed, diseases, and low production potential of indigenous chicken, lack of adequate space for rearing, lack of labor, credit and extension services. Most of the producers have fear of eviction and do not know government's attitude towards urban poultry farming and its recognition, and most of them have never received assistance from the government. Finally, Evidence from the findings of this study indicated that the most ranked source of expense of egg production is poultry feed followed by utilities and health care. Similarly, the most ranked factor that affects the productivity and profitability of the poultry farms is choice of breeds followed by feed resources and improved feed system and health care. Most of the producers do not keep records every day, of eggs output from each chicken. Most of the eggs is allocated for sale and the sale of the eggs is the most frequent and regular source of cash income for the producers. The majority of the farmers sold eggs to directly the Kio sky shop and Hotel followed by supermarket and consumers. Proximity, price and reliability were considered in the selection of market outlets. Eggs prices are found to be slightly higher in the inner city compared to the periphery and prices are determined mainly by the producersen-USA Stuy on Urban Agriculture Challenges and Opportunities:-A Case Study on Poultry Farming In Woreda 07 And15: Kolfe-Keranyo Sub-City, Addis AbabaThesis