Abstract:
Agriculture has ample potentials to absorb a large number of people including youths. However,
due to many cases, high number of youths tends to stand away from the subsector. As a result,
rural job creation works were started in Setema district by participating youths in different
agricultural enterprises in the form of enterprise groups and cooperatives. This study aimed to
analyze the determinants of youths’ participation in agricultural micro and small enterprises in
Setema district, Jimma zone. The cross sectional research designed and multi stage sampling
procedure was applied. The study used primary data collected from 202(male=144 and
female=58 sampled youth respondents. Additional information was also collected from focus
group discussion, key informant interview and researcher’s personal observation. The data were
analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using binary logistic regression
econometrics model using STATA, version-13 software. Qualitative data were analyzed by
narration to compare with and triangulate survey responses. The results of the study indicated as
the agricultural micro and small enterprises’ established in the study area created jobs and
improved the income of youths. the results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that
among those six proposed independent variables that include (i) sex of the youth, (ii) education
level
