| Table of contents | 
                                                        Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 3  
 
CHAPTER I: SURVEY OBJECTIVES, DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION ................................ 6  
1.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 6  
1.2 Survey Design ....................................................................................................................... 7  
1.3 Instruments, Training and Fieldwork .................................................................................... 8  
1.4 Data Entry and Cleaning ....................................................................................................... 9  
1.5 Organization of the Survey Report ....................................................................................... 9  
 
CHAPTER II: DEMOGRAPHY, EDUCATION & HEALTH ………………………………..11  
2.1 Household Demography ..................................................................................................... 11  
2.2 Education ............................................................................................................................ 15  
2.3 Health .................................................................................................................................. 19  
 
CHAPTER III: HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS AND HOUSEHOLD ASSETS ............. 28  
3.1 Housing characteristics: Ownership, structure and facilities .............................................. 28  
3.2 .Household assets ................................................................................................................ 31  
 
CHAPTER IV: AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................. 34  
4.1 Agricultural Households ..................................................................................................... 34  
4.2 Crop Farming ...................................................................................................................... 35  
4.3 Livestock ............................................................................................................................. 41  
 
CHAPTER V: NON-FARM ENTERPRISES, OTHER INCOME, AND ASSISTANCE .......... 45  
5.1. Non-Farm enterprises......................................................................................................... 45  
5.2. Other incomes .................................................................................................................... 47  
5.3. Assistance from government and non-governmental agencies .......................................... 49  
 
CHAPTERVI: TIME USE AND LABOR ................................................................................... 51  
6.1 The ERSS time use data ...................................................................................................... 51  
6.2 Time spent on collecting water and fuel wood ................................................................... 52  
6.3 Time spent on agricultural activities ................................................................................... 53  
6.4 Time spent on non-farm enterprise activities ...................................................................... 54  
6.5 time spent on casual, part-time and temporary work .......................................................... 55  
6.6 Time spent on work for salary and wages .......................................................................... 56  
6.7 time spent on apprentice and unpaid work ......................................................................... 57  
 
CHAPTER VII: CONSUMPTION, FOOD SECURITY AND SHOCKS ................................... 59  
7.1 Consumption & Expenditure .............................................................................................. 59  
7.2 Food Security ...................................................................................................................... 64  
7.3 Shocks & Copping Mechanisms ......................................................................................... 67 |