Abstract:
In Ethiopia, urban agriculture is get great recognition from the regime. Very recently there
has been a special attention for expansion of it both in outskirts of the cities and in the
backyards and vacant space of urban. Despite its growing relevance and far-reaching
implications, urban agriculture has received little attention from the government of Ethiopia.
Culturally, urban agriculture is commonly expected in rural households. However, it is
considerable in urban settings too, which has been hardly recognized in the study area. The
general objective of this study was to identify factors determining household participation in
urban areas. The study relied on survey data from 205 systematically selected urban
household heads. Key informant interviews and FGDs were employed to supplement the
structured questionnaire. The binary logistic regression model was used to identify
determinants of household participation. At P < 0.05, the binary logistic regression model
indicated that The findings revealed that urban farmers differ in their social backgrounds
such as sex of respondent, age of respondent, marital status of the respondent, level of
education, number of family size, Access to agricultural credit, land size, access to artificial
insemination services, farming experience of HH head, Employment Status of household
head, Access to information, Access to veterinary services, access to extension service and
farm income source were significant drivers of household urban house hold participation.
The particular characteristics and drivers of urban house hold participation and the vast
inequalities within metropolitan regions necessitate customized programs and policies that
address the needs of the urban poor. The study recommended that private, government, and
NGOs be actively involved and provide top and urgent priority to increase the house hold
urban agricultural practice.
