Determinants and Effects of Households Graduation from Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP): The Case of Shebedino Woreda, Sidama Region, Ethiopia
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2025-02-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), was introduced in Ethiopia in 2005 to support food-insecure people by providing cash, food or both. The main objectives the program was to protect beneficiaries’ asset depletion and produce community asset, enabling them graduate(exit) from the program. In the study area, however, performance of graduation from the PSNP still remains low. This study aimed to analyse determinants and effects of graduation from PSNP in Shebedino Woreda, Sidama Reginal State of Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was used involving both purposive and random samplings methods. The study participants were 207 respondents, including 99 graduated and 108 non-graduated beneficiaries. Quantitative data were collected through structured questionnaire, the qualitative data were collected through focus groups discussions and key inform interviews. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected at the same time. Primary and secondary data sources were used to try generate holistic information from sampled clients. The data were analysed by using both descriptive (frequency and percentage) and inferential (binary logistic regression model) statistics. The Binary logit model results showed that 7 of the 12 variables, considered were statically significant. Those are: age, education, family, farm land size, irrigation access, livestock ownership, non-farm participation, extension service and credit access. Family size had significant negative association with PSNP graduation. Delay of regular transfer & in sufficient transfer, low community participation on graduation process and full family targeting problem were the other influence factors that hinder the speed of graduation in the study area. For this study finding, it is recommended that to enhance the goals of PSNP graduation, there is need to capitalise on vitalise adult education, agricultural extension service, supply- demand driven improved crop as well as animal inputs, promote credit service for non-farm activities and encourage more appropriate irrigation agriculture to enhance the likelihood to graduate from the program. Timely and adequate transfer, community participation on graduation and applying full family targeting are key to improved graduation rate. Graduation from PSNP is critical to addressing rural poverty and enhance sustainable livelihoods status in the community.