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    Determinants of Seasonal Out-Migration and Its Implication for Food Security in Tsagbiji Woreda, Wag Himra Zone, Amhara Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06) Senbetie, Girma; Gudeta PhD, Kumela
    Migration is one of the important research agendas in regional development as it encompasses both place and people dimension besides to its dynamic nature. Thus the aim of this study is to identify the determinants of Households' seasonal out-migration and its nexus with the Food Security status by taking Tsagibji District, Amhara Region as a case. Accordingly, a quantitative research approach was mainly employed by complementing it with a qualitative approach to triangulate the findings. Parallel to the common secondary sources, the study used metrological data from NMA to get the full picture of the livelihood system in the district. in this study; The Primary data was gathered from a sample of 325 rural households using household survey, and key informant interviews and focus group discussions. were employed to gather qualitative data. Quantitative data analysis techniques: descriptive and inferential statistics were computed using STATA so to assess the availability, consumption and access aspect of household food security status, three models, namely: Household Food Balance Model (HFBM) Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP), were computed. The result of the binary logistic model analysis revealed that, household size and participation in the productive safety net program are significantly and positively related with seasonal migration, while food security status, sex of the household head, total land size, access and use of inputs: credit service, fertilizer utilization, extension service, improved seed, tropical livestock unit, and educational status are significantly and negatively related to seasonal migration status level of rural households. Moreover, both push and pull factors namely environmental induced factors and economic reasons are the main attributing factors for migration. The result using HFBM revealed 57% of the sampled migrant households were food insecure. Seasonal migration has a positive and negative effect on the livelihood of households. Based on the findings in the research, it is suggested that income diversification, increase agricultural inputs, employment opportunities, and environmental rehabilitation is important to improve the livelihood of households. Keywords: Seasonal migration: Food security: Livelihood strategy: Adaptive: Coping