Desalegn Yayeh (PhD)Beza Kifle2024-02-132024-02-132023-01https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/1781The major purpose of this study is to assess rural households’ organic farming practices' contribution to household food security in Misraq Meskan woreda. The research design is descriptive research design. To determine a representative sample size from the Misreq Mesqan woreda, the researcher uses a sample size determination formula given by Yamane (1967, 886) as cited in Glein D. (2013) n = N / (1 +𝑁𝑒 2), n=390 The validity was confirmed by the experts and reliability checked on 50 respondent’s answers before the questioner was disseminated in full scale by 0.820 cornbach alpha value. The research tool used are questionnaires, interview, focus group discussion and related literatures and available website used. For qualitative data analysis the data sources were from key informant interview, questionnaires’, focus group discussions, for quantitative data, the data sources are from mesqan woreda administration, selected kebeles adminstration in misraq mesqan woreda, and related literatures used. Qualitative data are analyzed by SPSS, and regression analysis applied. To summarize the sample and to reach to conclusion Descriptive and inferential statistical methods applied. Organic farming practice has a positive contribution to household food security, investing in organic farming practice training, among other strategies, is an important long-term strategy to fight food insecurity and also agriculture extension workers to train the farmers on how to prepare and apply the organic products make a big difference on farmers production system and also capacity-building programs about organic farming practice help the farmers to develop their indigenous knowledge.enFood securityOrganic farmingIndigenous knowledgeThesis