Urban expansion and its effects on peripheral farming community livelihood in South West Shewa Zone selected towns”, Oromia Regional State

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess negative consequences of urban expansion on peripheral farming community livelihood, challenges of urban policy implementation, management strategies of expropriated farmers and implementation of compensation payment during expropriation in south west shoa Zone selected towns. This study used sequential explanatory design and using probability and non-probability sampling technique, 1st the Zone was selected purposively, 2nd its 11 towns‟ were clustered into 3 groups then 3 woredas head towns were selected by lottery method out of 11 head towns. 175 farmers were selected by systematic and three town mayors, three Kebele chair persons, six experts of urban land management were selected by purposive sampling techniques from the three towns namely Bantu, Leman & Tare. Data was collected through questionnaire and key informant interview. Quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, using SPSS software presented in tables and figures. Qualitative data were transcribed and analyzed by narrating the opinions of the interviewees or by direct quotation of their voice. Additionally the study result indicates challenges of urban policy implementation in study site. Furthermore, the study result indicates management strategy after expropriation were faced lacks arrangement of job opportunity, and rehabilitation, absences of organized body to look after. Finally, the study came up with the compensation payment of land is calculated from five years back, amount of payment is not enough for sustain farmers life, lack of transparency on compensation rules and regulations were findings of the study. Conclusively, additional rehabilitation process was very poor and bureaucratic as well as compensation payment regulation designed. Hence all negative consequences of urban expansion on the peripheral community livelihood, challenges of urban policy implementation, management strategies of expropriated farmers and implementation of compensation payment regulation should be given an attention by communities, administration head office, mayor office and South West Shewa administration Office, Civil societies ,Oromia urban development bureau collaboratively rescue the livelihood of peripheral community, facilitate job opportunity, realize urban policy implementation, enhance accountability and transparency on the management and compensation payment for expropriated farmers .