The rural labour force in developing countries has been growing rapidly, but employment
opportunities are not keeping pace. Hence, nonfarm employment must expand if deepening rural
poverty is to be avoided. This is even more important for resettled households who are faced by
numerous challenges in adapting to new environments which causes major changes in their
livelihood activities. The probability of a households decision to participate in the nonfarm
sector in a conflict based resettlement scheme is influenced by age, possession of a technical
skill, number of dependents, size of cultivated land, wealth and time taken to walk to a water
source. This paper recommends incorporating vocational training centers in resettlement
schemes, promotion of primary production as a foundation for wealth creation and
incorporating good water supply so as to reduce the time taken to walk to a water source