Targeting Practices in Urban Productive Safetynet Program and Its Implications to Household Food Security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Case Study from Woreda 05, Addis Ketema Sub-City
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of the study was to assess the targeting practices in Urban Productive Safety Net
Program and its implications to household food security in a woreda 05, Addis Ketema sub city,
Addis Ababa. The beneficiary household survey was conducted among 338 participants of in the
study area. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The method of data analysis was threefold: firstly, asses the UPSNP beneficiary targeting practices particularly the Proxy Means Test
(PMT) scores of beneficiaries in the study area. Secondly, Household Food Insecurity Access
Scale (HFIAS) used to determine the food security status of households in the study area.
Thirdly, ordered logit model was used to determine which of our independent variables have a
statistically significant effect on food security status of households. The results show that, the
PMTs were 69.8% below the median score and 30.2 above the median score, and of the selected
samples; Approximately 2.1% of households were categorized as food secure, 30.5% as mildly
food insecure and 45.3% as moderately food insecure and 22.2% as severely food insecure. The
results of the regression analysis shows that gender, age, marital status, education attainment,
income, health status, and household size are found to be more significantly associated with
food security status of a household in the study area. The study recommends that local
government at (federal, city, sub city, and woreda level) give attention on to the performance and
impact of the UPSNP among the intended outcome of the programe, and give attention on
households Proxy Means Test indicators depending on city’s situation, and policy initiatives in
urban areas towards entrepreneurial programmes and employment creation, as well as skills
development to unlock the potential of households to ensure their food security.
Keywords: PMT, UPSNP,HFIAS, Ketena, Woreda, Addis Ketema, Addis Ababa
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PMT, UPSNP,HFIAS, Ketena, Woreda, Addis Ketema, Addis Ababa