DETERMINANTS OF SUBSISTENCE FARMERS PARTICIPATION TO NON-FARM ACTIVITIES IN ITANG SPECIAL DISTRICT, GAMBELLA REGION, ETHIOPIA

— The subsistence farmers are highly relying on
farming activities as the main source of survival in Gambella
region particularly in Itang Special District. Thisthreatens the
livelihood of most subsistence farmers in the district. The aim
of the study was to examine determinants ofsubsistence
farmers’ participation to non-farm activities in the study area.
Multistage sampling technique was used to choose the study
area and participants. The data werecollected from 150
randomly selected subsistence farmers in the study area.
These data were collected through households’ interview and
document analysis. Moreover, the data were analyzed by
using mean, standard deviation, percentage, frequency, chisquare test, t-test and binary logistic regression model. A
result found that trading livestock, selling wild products,
craftsman,trading of food and drinks and employed in
organizations were the main non-farm activities among the
subsistence farmers in the study area. In addition, the credit
access, access to remittance, transport access, market access,
skill training, livestock holding size and income influence the
participation of households to non-farm activities. The
concerned bodies need to strengthen the local institutions and
alternative activities in the study area.

甘贝拉地区（尤其伊唐特别区）的自给农户高度依赖农业生产作为核心生存来源，这对该区域多数自给农户的生计构成威胁。本研究旨在探究研究区域内自给农户参与非农活动的影响因素。研究采用多阶段抽样法选取研究区域与调研对象，从研究区域内随机抽取的150户自给农户处收集数据，数据采集方式包括农户访谈与文件分析。此外，研究通过均值、标准差、百分比、频次、卡方检验、t检验以及二元逻辑回归模型对数据进行分析。研究结果显示，牲畜交易、野生产品售卖、手工艺制作、食品饮料贸易以及受雇于各类机构是研究区域内自给农户的主要非农活动类型。此外，信贷可得性、汇款获取渠道、交通通达性、市场可达性、技能培训情况、牲畜存栏规模与家庭收入均对农户参与非农活动产生显著影响。相关部门应加强研究区域内的地方机构建设与替代生计活动培育。