2023/11/21 by Dufera, Wakuma, Bedemo, Amsalu, Kebede, Temesgen
#Family #Iqub #Logit #Non-Farm #Women
paper · doi:10.20372/star.v12i3.07
Women have an important role in business participation that has a great role in improving households’ livelihoods. The main objective of this study was to describe factors determining women's non-farm participation in non-farm activities. For analyzing the data, the researcher used the binary logit model, and the result of the study shows that the determinants of women's participation in non-agricultural activities were age, family size, household property ownership, land size, non-farm training, lack of access to credit, membership in idir, women's participation in local community affairs, and distance from the market location. Among these determinant variables, land size, family size, and distance from market location negatively influence women's participation, while the rest positively influence women's participation in non-agricultural activities. In addition, socio-economic factors such as the backward attitude of society towards women and the poor participation of women in education have been identified as major problems. Accordingly, the study recommended that the government, NGOs, and various religious leaders should work together to minimize the socio-economic impact on women, and the women's and children's affairs office in the study area should work with the university researchers to identify the problems faced by women.