Table 8 Major challenges and opportunities of the landless rural household

Major challenges

 Shortage of arable land

 Lack of land for residence

 Youth unemployment

 Lack of awareness on alternative livelihood sources

 Lack of financial capital

 Poor land administration

 Lack of access to infrastructure (water, electrification, and road)

 Lack of market linkage

 Conflict of interest on communal land use

 Management problem of rural cooperatives

Major opportunities

 Bee keeping

 Animal fattening

 Dairy farming

 Stone or sand selling

 Poultry production

 Hillside distribution program