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| Title: | IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD EXTENSION PACKAGE ON FOOD SECURITY AND INCOME OF THE RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN TIGRAY: THE CASE OF KILTE AWLAELO WOREDA |
| Authors: | TSEGU, GEBREETSADIK |
| Advisors: | Beyene Tadesse(PhD) |
| Keywords: | food
Kilte Awlaelo Woreda
Tigray
Household Extension |
| Copyright: | Jun-2006 |
| Date Added: | 3-May-2012 |
| Publisher: | AAU |
| Abstract: | The study is conducted in three tabias of Kilte Awlaelo Wereda, Tigray Region, to assess the
impact of the household extension package on food security and income level of the beneficiary
households. Data were collected by interviewing 120 sample households (55 package
beneficiaries and 65 non beneficiaries) and from secondary sources. The quantitative
assessment was supplemented by qualitative data collected from the sample households and
different community members. Simple descriptive analysis was made using SPSS software.
The study results show that the package beneficiaries have achieved relatively better food
security and income levels as compared to the non-beneficiaries. The introduction of integrated
household package increased crop output by one quintal per hectare and an average net income
of birr 482 per household. The available kilocalorie per person per day from own production
was found to be 1,485 for the package beneficiaries and 1,066 for the non-beneficiaries. As
compared to the national standard, 2200 kilocalorie per adult equivalent per day, package
beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries fulfill only 68% and 48.5% respectively. Thus, although
there is improvement in production and income of the beneficiaries, own production is not
sufficient to uplift the food insecure households.
In addition to own production, households in the study area were participating in "Food For
Work" activities through the Safety Net Program.. Consequently, the total calorie available to
the package beneficiaries raised by 889 kilocalorie per person per day and that of the non-
beneficiaries by 401 kilocalorie per person per day. Average income per person per year was
also increased by birr 206 and 178 for the package beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries
respectively. Therefore, the results show that, on average, the package beneficiaries seem to
fulfill their minimum calorie requirement and able to earn 67% of their daily income
requirement from all sources. The food calorie available to and income of the package
beneficiaries exceeded from that of the non-beneficiary by 41% and 18% respectively.
However, in absolute terms there are households who could not still even cover a quarter of
their calorie intake and income requirement.
Moreover, the study findings indicate that the problems attributed to low farm outputs and
consequently to food insecurity and poverty are mainly associated with low application of
production enhancing technologies, dependency on unreliable and erratic rainfall and small
land holding size. The reasons for low application of technological inputs were shortage of
supply of improved seed varieties and animal breeds, and the escalating price of fertilizer and
shortage of rainfall. The land holding is also too small to enable households to lead their life
and 2.5% of the households were landless. Therefore, improving supply of better yielding and
drought tolerant crop varieties, improving livestock packages, vigorous development and
expansion of irrigation, and creation and expansion of non-farm employment opportunities are
possible areas of intervention to improve food insecurity and to reduce poverty in Kilte
Awlaelo Wereda. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2300 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Regional and Local Development
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