Abstract:
Poverty in rural areas of Ethiopia has its root, in low productivity, landlessness and erratic
weather dominant areas. Small and fragmented farm size coupled with low level of
technology, soil degradation and poor infrastructure, have reduced the capacity of small
holder farmers to undertake long term investment on the farm. Therefore off-farm activities
provide employment right in their own and also supplement agricultural incomes. This study
investigated the factors that influence smallholder farmers' participation from off-farm
activities among smallholder farmers in Tole District.
