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Diverse livelihood strategies have significant socio-economic
implication for the livelihood of the rural household. The level
and the type of income diversification depend on the accessibility
and availability of different income sources.Diversification of
livelihood sources was found common and the reasons responsible for
this were the adoption of improved verities of maize crop, improved
breeds of livestock, high paid non-farm jobs, seasonal nature of
agriculture, and surplus agriculture labor.Farm sources of
livelihood contributed more to income inequality while the non-farm
sources reduce income inequality among the rural household. There
is great potential for the development of both farm and non-farm
livelihood sources but most of the rural dwellers are not equipped
to exploit these livelihood sources and hence forced to live below
subsistence level. The potential areas that need investment are;
dairy farming, improvement in pasture land, increasing herd size,
and most importantly development of non-farm sector, which is
always neglected while formulation rural development strategies,
needs to be included in the policy debates.
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