Research Article
Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Income Diversification in Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia
Table 7
Challenges and opportunities for income diversification in the study area.
| | Variables | Categories | Frequencies (%) |
| | Challenges and constraints to diversify income Sources | Initial capital | 111 (31.4) | | Skill gap and lack of market access | 91 (25.8) | | Other related challenges | 146 (41.4) |
| | Opportunities to diversify income sources | Credit linkage | 160 (45.3) | | Favorable agroecological conditions | 64 (18.1) | | Other related opportunities | 124 (35.1) |
| | Possible solutions for the challenges | Government support | 228 (64.6) | | Hard work and saving | 101 (28.6) | | Support from others (relatives, friends, etc.) | 19 (5.4) |
| | Likely solutions to use opportunities to diversify income sources | Training | 124 (35.1) | | Saving and credit | 99 (28.0) | | Improved modern rural technologies | 124 (35.1) |
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