Contribution of Agroforestry Home gardens to Household Income Generation in Boloso Bombe District, Southern Ethiopia

Habtewold Atiso and Fekadu Fanjana
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Habtewold Atiso: College of Agriculture, Wachemo University, Ethiopia
Fekadu Fanjana: College of Agriculture, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, 2020, vol. 25, issue 1, 52-63

Abstract: The present study was conducted in Boloso Bombe rural district during August to December 2016 with the main objective of determining the category of home gardens and assessing their contributions to household income generation. The study involved two altitudinal villages and sixty-one households from each village, all selected randomly. Data collection was done through field surveys using relevant social survey methods. The findings indicated that 99% of the communities in Boloso Bombe rural district practice agroforestry home gardens. Four types of agroforestry home garden technology practices are found in the study area. From them, 70.3% of household practice trees/shrubs/annual crops/animals type of home garden technology.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2020.25.556295

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