Bantider , Amare (PhD)Alemayehu, Getenesh2019-10-012023-11-182019-10-012023-11-182019-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/19269The aim of this study was to assess contribution of soil and water conservation practices to household food security in Ensaro Woreda, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. Household based cross-sectional research design and mixed methods of data collection were employed in the study. Household survey was conducted on 423 sample households those selected from Stratified random sampled kebele. In addition; household food balance model was used to assess household food security status. For analysis descriptive statistics mainly percent, mean, chi-square and cross tabulation were used. Logistic regression analysis was also done to identify determinant factors for adoption of soil and water conservation measures and food security. Among implemented technologies all farmers used crop rotation as conservation measures. Stone bud, compost and stone-faced soil bund were the most implemented technologies on cultivated land which covered 54.0 %, 23.4 % and 20.6% of the technologies respectively. The research findings revealed that 60.8% of the household were non-adopter and 39.2% was adopter of SWC technologies. And also 73.3% household was food secured but the remaining were food in-secured. The distance to market, perception to technology profitability and SWC training were found significant determinant factors for adoption of SWC technologies. Whereas, family size, total land size, distance to market and adoption of SWC technologies were the factors that af ecting household food security status in the study area. As a result, all other factors held were constant, household who adopt SWC technologies on their cultivated land were 14.8 % (0.148*100) higher probability to food secured than SWC technologies non-adopter households. This indicates that there is significant dif erence between SWC technologies adopters and non-adopters food security status. Therefore, governmental and non-governmental organization emphases should be given for SWC technologies adoption that is suitable for their agro-ecologies and provide training. Key- word, Conservation measures, Adoption, Determinant factors, Food securityenConservation measures, Adoption, Determinant factors, Food securityThesis