The role of livelihood diversification strategies in the total household income in Takusa Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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Table 1. Income of livelihood diversification strategies to the total household’s income.

Income source	Midland	Lowland	Total income	% of total income	t-Value
	Mean	Mean	Mean
On-farm income	6,769.56	8,323	7,498.87	79	−3.023**
Off-farm income	755.24	378.7	673.7	7	−1.047*
Non-farm income	2,068.7	430	1,322.2	14	4.678***
Total income	9,593.5	9,131.7	9,494.7	100	1.641*

Source, own survey, 2020.

***, **, *Significant at 1% , 5% and 10% probability levels.

Figure 1. Map of the study area.

Figure 2. Percentage of income contribution of on-farm activities.

Source, own survey, 2020.

Figure 3. Percentage of income contribution of off-farm activities.

Source, own survey, 2020.

Figure 4. Percentage of income contribution of non-farm activities.

Source, own survey, 2020.

Table 2. Household’s income by livelihood diversification strategies.

Income source	N	Mean income	Std. Deviation	% of the total sum	F-value
On-farm only	144	9465.9	1933.8	43.8	10.181***
On-farm and off-farm strategy	58	8303.5	1770.2	15.5
On-farm and non-farm strategy	65	10101.2	2135.9	21.1
On-farm, off-farm and non-farm Livelihood strategy	61	10042.5	2297.6	19.7
Total	328	9493.5	2103.4	100

Source, own survey, 2020.

***Significant at 1% probability levels.

Figure 5. livelihood diversification and household’s income relation.

Source: own survey, 2020.

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