Abstract
Traditional homegardens in southwest Ethiopia is well-known land use practices playing an important role in livelihood aspects. Thus, the objective of this study was to examine the contribution of homegardens towards of local people livelihoods. A household interview data collection method was used. A systematic random sampling method was used to select 139 households. Descriptive statistics, one way ANOVA were used for analysis. Homegarden agroforestry was more important for a food source, and contribute about 4079.70Birr annual income on average. This study suggests that homegardens contribute to the sustenance of the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the study area. Keywords: Yayo, Coffee Forest, Buffer Zone, Cash Crop, Food Security DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/11-21-01 Publication date: November 30 th 2021
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