The Role Of Non Governmental Organizations (ngos) In Promoting The Development Of Urban Agriculture The Case Of Addis Ababa City

Like in other countries, non-governmental and civil society actors are visible on the overallrninstitutional landscape of Ethiopian society. Currently there are more than 2000 NGO/CSOrnoperating in Ethiopia. Specifically in Addis Ababa city more than 200 NGO/CSO engaged inrndifferent developmental activities among which 24 NGO have been implementing UrbanrnAgriculture (UA) in different levels. The objective of the research was to assess NGOs effortsrnfor promoting the development of UA in Addis Ababa. The research focused on two NGOsrnengaged in UA, namely ENDA Ethiopia (Environmental Developmental Action) and ProgressrnIntegrated Community Development Organization (PICDO) International and Local NGOsrnrespectively. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected; Quantitative data wererncollected using a structured questionnaire, designed specifically for the study. For structuredrnsurvey 69(41 from ENDA) & (25from PICDO) project participants who were engaged in UArnactivity were selected from a sample frame created by stratified random sample. The samplernshould be broadly representative of project participants from the two NGOs. Qualitative datarnwere collected from primary source through, interview, observation and case study.rnUA program being undertaken by the NGOs target the most vulnerable groups in the societyrnincluding, PLWHA, OVCs, OVCs and women- headed households. These socially marginalizedrnhouseholds engage in food production relaying on very small plots of land, marginal and vacantrnopen places and using different kits.rnThe sponsorship of urban gardening projects by these NGOs create employment for 36.7%rnsample respondents and improve household food supply for the entire project participants. Thernresearch revealed that gardening be done with virtually no economic resources, using locallyrnavailable planting materials, green manures, 97% of the project participant used compost forrntheir soil fertility, by composting biodegradable household wastes. 100% of the samplernrespondents used integrated pest management (IPM) for controlling pest and diseases usingrnbiological means.rnAnother important result of the study was the fact that13.6% of the respondents their major waterrnsource was ‘used water’ and 15.2 % of house hold mainly using barrel, sacks and tire forrnproducing vegetables

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