Food Security Status and Determinates Of UPSNP Beneficiaries in Addis Ababa
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The Ethiopian government and other stakeholders have developed food security enhancement
strategies. Urban Productive Safety Net Program (UPSNP) is one of these strategies. The main
objective of the study is to assess and examine the implementations, challenges, identify the
determinants of food security and insecurity experience and prospects of UPSNP beneficiaries in
Worda 08, Arada Sub city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Primary and secondary data collection method
were employed in this study. The study also used Household Food Insecurity Experience Scale
(FIES) model to analyze food insecurity experience of UPSNP beneficiaries in the Woreda. Based
on the survey conducted and the nature of the dataset at hand, tobit regression model was employed
to identify determinants of households’ food insecurity experiences. The study also analyzed
determinants of food security status using binary logic regression model. The main findings of the
study is that UPSNP has contributed to some extent to the food security status of the beneficiaries
(households) in Woreda. However, it is not bereft of challenges. The major challenges were
selection problems including inclusion and exclusion, challenges in relation to institutional
arrangement, challenges of transparency and political intervention, lack of coordination among
partners, lack of awareness about project implementation manual, and low and delayed financial
payment problems. Accordingly, once these challenges are addressed, UPSNP will have a bright
prospect. However, if the aforementioned challenges are not addressed as soon as possible and
well, UPSNP may have gloomy prospects as the challenges overshadow the benefits expected from
UPSNP. In this context, the most prominent recommendations are determination, political willingness, and
commitments are needed from the government in addressing the aforementioned challenges. Regular
monitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability (MEAL) of UPSNP is crucial. The support and service
component of UPSNP must be strengthened and experience sharing of UPSNP of different Woredas and
Cities to identify best practices, lessons learned in order to address challenges are timely and pertinent.
Keywords: UPSNP, Challenges, Opportunities, Determinants, Food Security, Food
Insecurity, Prospects and Addis Ababa
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UPSNP, Challenges, Opportunities, Determinants, Food Security, Food Insecurity, Prospects and Addis Ababa