Datasource:
Agricultural Household Survey
Period:
6th September - 8th October 2020.
This report presents the results of the Agricultural Household Survey carried out from 6th September to 8th October 2020 taking into account gender aspects. The information enclosed in this report covers agricultural activities done in the 2019/2020 agricultural year.
This survey gathered information at the household level about basic agriculture indicators related to demographic household characteristics, farm characteristics, livelihood activities, crop information, livestock production, level of inputs use, agricultural practices, extension services, level of implementation of agricultural programs, the financial aspect of agricultural households, and other agriculture-related indicators.
According to AHS2020 findings, the estimated number of agricultural households is 2.3 million, equivalent to 80.1 percent of total country households. In comparison to AHS 2017 findings, it is revealed that even though there was an increase in number of agricultural households from 2.1 million in 2017 to 2.3 million in 2020, the percentage of agricultural households remained almost the same (80.2 percent in 2017 versus 80.1 percent in 2020).
Results show further that, 86.3 percent of agricultural households practice agriculture as the main livelihood activity, while the rest rely mostly on non agricultural activities but performed crop/livestock production as another income generating activity. Looking at different agricultural activities, in the agricultural year 2019/2020, 78.1 percent of households were engaged in crop production and 61.3 percent of households were engaged in livestock.