Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol 28, Issue 1, 2022; Page No.(33-44)

URBAN EXPANSION IMPACT ON PERI-URBAN FARM HOUSEHOLDS WELFARE IN METROPOLITAN CITIES OF AMHARA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Zelalem Gebeyehu, Jema Haji, Tefera Berihun and Adisu Molla

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of urban expansion on welfare of peri-urban farmers in Metropolitan Cities of Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. A total of 430 sample households were selected through multi-stage sampling technique. Out of the total samples, 183 (42.56%) were displaced while 247 (57.44%) were non-displaced farm households. Propensity score matching model was used to estimate the impact of urban expansion on peri-urban farm households’ welfare. Outcome variable to estimate the impact was welfare of household which was measured by a combined asset index and household consumption expenditure per adult equivalent. The result of the average treatment effect on the treated revealed that the displaced farm households’ consumption expenditure per adult equivalent was reduced by 6688.03 Ethiopian Birr and a combined asset index of the displaced farm households’ diminished by 0.022 as result of urban induce expansion.