Urbanization effects on welfare and income diversification strategies of peri-urban farm households in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: An empirical analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Shaughnessy, Maryen
dc.contributor.advisorMcCarthy, Oliveen
dc.contributor.advisorWoldehanna, Tassew
dc.contributor.authorMezgebo, Tsega Gebrekristos
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-12T09:15:40Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.submitted2014
dc.description.abstractUrban areas in many developing countries are expanding rapidly by incorporating nearby subsistence farming communities. This has a direct effect on the consumption and production behaviours of the farm households but empirical evidence is sparse. This thesis investigated the effects of rapid urbanization and the associated policies on welfare of subsistence farm households in peri-urban areas using a panel dataset from Tigray, Ethiopia. The study revealed a number of important issues emerging with the rapid urban expansion. Firstly, private asset holdings and consumption expenditure of farm households, that have been incorporated into urban administration, has decreased. Secondly, factors that influence the farm households’ welfare and vulnerability depend on the administration they belong to, urban or rural. Gender and literacy of the household head have significant roles for the urban farm households to fall back into and/or move out of poverty. However, livestock holding and share of farm income are the most important factors for rural households. Thirdly, the study discloses that farming continues to be important source of income and income diversification is the principal strategy. Participation in nonfarm employment is less for farm households in urban than rural areas. Adult labour, size of the local market and past experience in the nonfarm sector improves the likelihood of engaging in skilled nonfarm employment opportunities. But money, given as compensation for the land taken away, is not crucial for the household to engage in better paying nonfarm employments. Production behaviour of the better-off farm households is the same, regardless of the administration they belong to. However, the urban poor participate less in nonfarm employment compared to the rural poor. These findings signify the gradual development of urban-induced poverty in peri-urban areas. In the case of labour poor households, introducing urban safety net programmes could improve asset productivity and provide further protection.en
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dc.identifier.citationMezgebo, T. G. 2014. Urbanization effects on welfare and income diversification strategies of peri-urban farm households in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: An empirical analysis. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/1890
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dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2014, Tsega G. Mezgeboen
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dc.subjectEmploymenten
dc.subjectFarm householden
dc.subjectIncome diversificationen
dc.subjectNon-farmen
dc.subjectMatchingen
dc.subjectPeri-urbanen
dc.subjectShocken
dc.subjectUrbanizationen
dc.subjectVulnerabilityen
dc.subjectWelfareen
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dc.titleUrbanization effects on welfare and income diversification strategies of peri-urban farm households in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: An empirical analysisen
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD (Food Science and Technology)en
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