The Impact of Productive Safety Net Program on Rural Household Food Security: The Case of Lemo Woreda, Hadiya Zone
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2011-06
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
This sludy was conducted aiming at assessing the impact of productive safety net program on
rural household food security at Lema Woreda. To this end, both qualitative and quantitative
approaches were applied in the study. The instruments used in collecting data were structured
queslionnaire, focus group discussion, key informant interview and field observation.
Accordingly, structured questionnaire was administered to 125 sample household respondents of
which 77 were male headed and 44 were female headed. 1 03 of the total are public workers and
22 are direct support beneficiaries. Three independent focus group discussion members each
consisting of eight individuals were conducted. Moreover, nine key informants selected ji-om the
Woreda food security experts were also interviewed. The analysis of the data were made by
using both descriptive statistics like percentage, ji-equency counts, mean comparison and
correlation were applied. The study revealed that the impact of Productive safety net program
showing positive correlation with food security situation to the beneficiaries. Results indicated
that the productive safety net program contribute to food security to the households through
smoothening food consumption, asset protection, asset creation, meal ji'equency and food
quality. Despite the positive impact of productive safety net program to the study area, a number
of problems have been encountered while implementing the program. Unfair payment of labor
power, Un-preferred delivery of safety net transfer, delay of payment, lack of storage facilities
and a clash with implementation and peak agricultural time were the major problems. Hence, it
was recommended that the government should increase coverage of productive safety net
program. Retargeting is needed in the Woreda to filter and reduce illegal beneficiaries of the
program, beneficiaries need assessment should be conducted at the woreda, all the stakeholders
cooperat ively and critically follow the pattern and use of safety net transfer of the beneficimy
households and in critical time of agriculture and food security activities, there is a need to
aI/ow the households to done their homestead work.
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Productive Safety Net Program