Abstract:
This study attempts to assess the implication of rural urban linkages on live hoods in
surrounding community in sanja town central Gondar zone, Amhara region. In the first stage,
Tachiarmachiho Woreda and the three sample kebeles were chosen purposively to represent
different characteristics. The sample size was determined by using Yamane (1967). The total
sample households of respondents in the two rural and the town were 390.among these 91
households from kisha rural kebele,75 households from merena rural kebele and 224 from the
town have been taken. The primary and secondary data sources were employed. The data were
collected through open and ended questionnaire, semi structure interview and analysis
quantitative data by multiple linear regration models, while the qualitative data analysis in
narrative way. The findings of the study show that, the backwards production and among
agricultural production linkages, sex, age, marital status, family size, residence. Income earning
activity and purchasing of agricultural activity were almost better except for the educational
status of the respondent and marital status which was reflected mainly in the use of multiple
linear regration model analysis. The forward production linkage was almost strong in the study
area. And also high consumption linkage was seen as farmers tend to purchase goods and
services from the town. The multiple Linear Regression marketing rural urban linkage result
implies that, the six variables Agricultural products purchasing, oilseed selling, dairy product
selling, livestock selling, honey products selling, and forest products selling are significantly and
positively affect the market linkage from rural to urban and also only one variable vegetable
product marketing negatively and significantly affect the market linkage because vegetables are
perishable agricultural product due to hot temperature. Generally in the sample kebele most of
the households (farmers) have sold different farming outputs such as food grains, livestock,
vegetables,… for urban households (sanja town community) while sanja town most respondents
have purchase their daily consumption from farmers nearby the town and they have sold
different goods for rural community and made different interaction with rural communities
through administration activities, social service activities.
Finally, the research recommended that urban oriented farming practices such as rural farming
practices and honey, vegetable, educationalstaus fruit, butter production need to be more
strengthened. There is a need to further strengthen the existing financial linkages and non-farm
skills to enhance livelihood diversification.
