FINAL REPORT 3.5.2 Socio-economy For the categorization of the 64 food insecure Woredas, the following aspects were considered in this report, from the viewpoints of the socio-economic situations. - Demographic data: Main indicators of human activities - Road, electrification and rural water supply data: Main indicators of economic infrastructure - Education and health data: Main indicators of basic human needs conditions - Roof material and associations data: Main indicators of rural society Due to the division and establishment of new Woredas (e.g. Aregoba Woreda was established in June 2006, divided from Kalu Woreda. Also the former Bugena Woreda was recently divided into two Woredas, namely Bugena and Lasta.), some Woreda data couldn’t be chronologically compared. In such cases, the total and/or average of the former Woreda data were used for the comparison. (1) Demography 1) Urban and Rural Population In 2007, population and housing census was conducted and its summary data were available by Woreda. Among the 64 food insecure Woredas, there were nine Woredas (Abergelie, Gazgibela, Sehala, Telemt, Bugena, Aregoba Special, Dessie Zuria, Mehal Sayint, and Menze Lalo Mider) where there were no urban population. Because the urban population basically works in the non-agricultural sectors, which means that they are not self-sustenance, they can be considered as a market for agricultural produce. Therefore, the more urban population is there, the more possibilities of farm produce sales are there. In other words, those Woredas with and/or near large urban population have more possibilities of commercial oriented agriculture. The distribution of urban population of the 55 Woredas is shown in the Figure 3.5.6, together with the main roads. The figure clearly indicated that urban population was unevenly distributed within the Study Area. There were more big towns/cities in the northwestern and eastern parts of the Study Area. Also more roads were there on the same Woredas as the figure shown. It is highly possible that the size of urban population closely relates to the presence of major roads. As compared to the urban population, there were not so big size differences in rural population among the 64 Woredas. The top three Woredas with rural population were Simada, Mekete, and Ebinate where more than 200,000 rural residents lived there. There were some Woredas with relatively less rural population in the Wag Himera and North Shewa Zones. (See Figure 3.5.7.) 95 THE DEVELOPMENT STUDY ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVELIHOOD THROUGH INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN AMHARA REGION, THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Figure 3.5.6 Urban Population and Roads Distribution by Woreda 96 FINAL REPORT Figure 3.5.7 Rural Population Distribution by Woreda 97 THE DEVELOPMENT STUDY ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVELIHOOD THROUGH INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN AMHARA REGION, THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Population increase rates were calculated from the 1994 and 2007 census data. High increase rates of urban population were found in North Gonder and Wag Himera Zones, where urban population became more than three times bigger for this 13-year period. On the other hand, many Woredas in Oromiya, North Shewa Zones and the eastern part of South Wollo Zone had relatively low rates of both urban and rural population increase. Because rural population still dominates in many of the 64 Woredas, the Woredas with high rural population increase rate could be targeted for family planning in the future. (See Figure 3.5.8.) 2) Population Density and Urban Population Rate The average population density of the 64 Woredas is 118 (persons/sq. km), but it varies from 25 (persons/sq. km.) in Sehala to 251 (persons/sq. km.) in Tehulederie. In general, except for Libo Kemkem in South Gonder and Dewa Chefa in Oromiya Zones, many densely populated Woredas were distributed in South and North Wollo Zones. In these Woredas, land resources could be scarcer than other less densely populated Woredas. As for the urban population rate, the Woredas located along the major roads tended to have high rates. In Seqota (inc. Seqota Town Admin.), Bati (inc. Bati Town Admin.), Lasta, Kobo (inc. Kobo Town Admin.), East Belesa, Debark (inc. Debark Town Admin.) and Tehulederie, more than 12% of the total population were urban dwellers, and all of them were along the major roads except for East Belesa. In most Woredas in the western part of South Wollo Zone, urban population rate was still at a low level. This might come from the fact that the area was far from the major roads and surrounded by rivers such as the Blue Nile and the Beshlo. Several Woredas such as Kalu, Libo Kemkem and Tehulederie had high rates of both population density and urban population. This might imply that rural residents started to emigrate from the rural areas to cities/towns because of land scarcity. (See Figure 3.5.9.) 98 99 D. Bati J. FINAL REPORT FINAL Harewa A. B Fursi Timuga a Aregoba A. J. Timuga ti Fursi Woreb abu Wore Kalu D. Habru babu Chefa Kalu M/M Habru Asagirt Tehul Mider Kobo ederie M/G M/M Alebuko Gishe Asagirt Tehul Mider Mider Ko ederie M/G bo Guba Ambass Alebuko Gishe M/L el Mider Lafto Mider Kuta Dessie A. Tera Amba Zuria ssel Ber Wore Illu Kuta A. Gidan Wore Tera Ber Illu M.Q. Gidan Jamma Gabriel Tenta Legehida Delanta M.Q. Jamma Gabriel Legam Lege Tenta hida Gazgibela Delanta bo Legam Seqota Lasta bo Gazgibela Kelela Wadela Mekedela Abergelie Seqota Lasta Kelela Wadela Mekedela Dawunt Mekete Sayint Zequala Bugena Debre Dahena Dawunt Mekete Sayint Mehal Sina Wogedi Zequala Sayint Debre Dahena Tach Gayint Sina Wogedi Sehala Tach Gayint Beyeda Laye Telemt Gaint Enbese S. Simada Sar Midar Beyeda Laye Berenta Gaint Ebinate Simada S. Berenta Ebin Janamora East Belesa ate G. S. Enese Janamora East Belesa G. S. Enese Average: Adareaye 125 200 100 Wogera Debark Libo West Belesa Kemke Average: Deba Wogera m 205 rk West Belesa 300 150 Dabat Daba t Figure 3.5.8 3.5.8 Figure Woreda by 2007 and Rate between 1994 Urban and Rural Population Increase A. Fursi Bati J. D. A. Timuga Bati Harewa Fursi Aregoba Woreb abu Kalu D. Chefa M/M Worebabu Kalu Menze Gera Mide Habru Mider r M/G Kobo Tehulederie M/M Mider Gishe Mider Asagirt Kobo Tehulederie Alebuko Gishe Kuta A. Tera Guba Lafto Ber Wore Illu M/L Mider Gid Ambassel Kuta Ber Dessie Zuria A. Tera an Wore Illu Jam Gidan Tent ma Delanta a M.Q.Gabrie Jamma l Tenta Legehida Delanta Seqota Legambo Gazg Lasta Seqo ibela Kelela ta Lasta Meked Kelela Wadela ela Mek ete Dawunt Debre Zequala Mekete Sayint Sina Bug Dahe Tach Debre Sina ED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN AMHARA REGION, AMHARA IN MANAGEMENT ED WATERSHED ena Mehal na Gayint Wogedi Tach Sayint Gayint Average: Laye Gaint Sim Enbese Sar T Midar 6.1 el Beyeda ada e Laye Gaint Enbese S. 16% m Simada Sar Midar 8% t Ebinat Berenta e East Belesa Average: Ebinate Jana 114 mora G. S. Enese 200 Adareaye 100 Debark Debark Wogera West Libo Kemkem Belesa Dabat Wogera Libo Kemkem Dabat Figure 3.5.9 3.5.9 Figure Woreda Density and Urban Population Rate by Population THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA DEMOCRATIC THE FEDERAL THE DEVELOPMENT STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT STUDY THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVELIHOOD THROUGH INTEGRAT 100 FINAL REPORT 3) Categorization of the 64 Food Insecure Woredas by Demographical Data Among the above demographical statistics, the data of population density and urban population rate were selected as the representative indicators for categorization of the 64 Woredas. The table below shows the result. Table 3.5.5 Categorization of the 64 Food Insecure Woredas by Demographic Data High Urban Population Rate Low Urban Population Rate Indicator (Higher than the average: >6.8%) (Lower than the average: <6.8%) More urbanized Woredas Less urbanized Woredas Dabat, Debark, Enebse Sar Mider, Alebuko, Ambassel, Aregoba Special, High Population Land Habru, Kalu, Kobo, Laye Gayint, Beyeda, Debra Sina, Delanta, Dessie Zuria, Density resources Libo Kemkem, Menze Mama Mider, Dewa Chefa, Gidan, Goncha Siso Enese, (Higher than the are Tach Gayint, Tehulederie, Wogera, Guba Lafto, Jamma, Kuta Ber, Legambo, average: scarcer Wore Illu (13 Woredas) Legehida, Mehal Sayint, Mekete, Shebele >107.2 within the Berenta, Tenta, Wadela, West Belesa, persons/sq. km) Woreda. Wogedi, Worebabu (23 Woredas) Low Population Land Adarekaye, Angolelana Tera, Abergelie, Asagirt, Bugena, Dahena, Dawunt, Density resources Artuma Fursi, Bati, East Belesa, Dewa Harewa, Ebinate, Gazgibela, Gishe (Lower than the are less Jilena Timuga, Lasta, Menze Gera Rabele, Janamora, Kelela, Mekedela, Menze average: scarce Mider, Seqota, Zequala (10 Lalo Mider, Menze Qeya Gebriel, Sayint, <107.2 within the Woredas) Sehala, Simada, Telemt (18 Woredas) persons/sq. km) Woreda. (2) Infrastructure 1) Road Density As the figure indicates in the previous section, there is a trunk road running from south to north in the eastern part of the Study Area. Another trunk road is in the western part, but it crosses only Libo Kemkem Woreda. There are four link roads in the Study Area, and the most important one runs in the center of the Study Area from Woreta to Weldia because it is the only route connecting the central and eastern parts of the ANRS. The road is almost rehabilitated with the finance from International Development Association. There is also one main access road (from Weldia to east connecting to Djibouti) and four collector roads in the Study Area. Furthermore, there are many gravel community roads which mainly connect nearby Woredas. Together with the community road data obtained from Amhara Rural Road Authority (ARRA), the road density was calculated by Woreda.