Determinants of Participation In Urban Agriculture In Ambo Town, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional National State, Ethiopia

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.