Aberra, Yohannes (PhD)Bekele, Yisehak2018-07-312023-11-182018-07-312023-11-182011-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/10723777is stue!)! lVas conducted aiming at assessing the impact of productive safety net program on rural household jood security at Lema Woreda. To this end, both qualitative and quantitative approaches were applied in the study. The instruments used in collecting data were structured questionnaire. focus group discussion, key injormant interview and jield observation. Acconlingly, structured questionnaire was administered to 125 sample household respondents of which 77 were male headed and 44 were jimwle headed. 1 03 of the total are public workers and 22 are direct support beneficiaries. Three independent focus group discussion members each consisting of eight individuals were conducted. Moreover, nine key informants selected ji'om the Woreda jood security experts were also interviewed. The analysis of the data were made by using both descriptive statistics like percel7lage, frequency counts, mean comparison and correlalion were applied. The study revealed that the impact 0/ Productive safety net program showing positive correlation with jood security situation to the beneficiaries. Results indicated that the productive safety net program contribute to food security to the household, through smoothening food consumption, asset protection, asset creation, meal ji'equency and ./ood quality. Despite the positive impact of productive safety net program to the study area, a number of problems have been encountered while implementing the program. Unfair payment of labor power, Un-preferred delivery of safety net Irans/er, deloy o/payment, lack of storage Flcilities ([17(1 a clash with implementation and peak agricultural time were Ihe major problems. Hence, it was recommended that the government should increase coverage of productive sa(ely net program. Retargeting is needed in Ihe Woreda to filter and reduce illegal benefiCiaries 0/ the program. beneficiaries need assessment should be conducted at the woreda, all/he stakeholders coope['{[t illely ond critically follow the pattern and use of safety net tranlfer of the benejicimy households and in critical time of agriculture and food security activities, there is a need /0 ([/low the households 10 done their homestead work.enRural Household Food SecurityThesis