ASSESSMENT OF PASTORAL HOUSEHOLDS SEASONAL MIGRATION IN ITANG SPECIAL DISTRICT, GAMBELLA REGION ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The pastoralists use seasonal migration as the key handling strategy for the various forces in Itang special district. These pastoral households seasonally migrate with their herds between the woodlands and Baro-river bank in the district. As such, the study was aimed to assess the patterns, determinants and the opportunities of the pastoral households’ seasonal migration in the study area. Then, the multistage sampling techniques were employed primarily purposive, stratified and simple random sampling to collect the mixed approach data from 100 pastoral households in two kebele by using Focus group discussion, key informant interview, observation, questionnaire interview and documents analysis. Descriptive and binary logit model were used. The results showed that the pastoralists involved in various migratory patterns, being influenced by many factors with several challenges and opportunities in the district.