The Contribution of Productive Safety Net Program on Household Food Security of Tach Gayint Woreda, South Gonder, Ethiopia

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to assess the contribution of Productive Safety Net Program on household food security. The primary and secondary data sources were the two types of data used during this study. The former was gathered through household interview, KII, and FGD. Binary logistic regression was used in order to analyze the correlation between dependent variable and independent variables. PSNP has contributed to the food security of the households in protecting asset, decreasing the rate of migration, increasing credit accessibility, improving productivity in watershed areas, increasing school attendance, and the poorest of poor survived. Despite the contribution of PSNP to food security, there are still gaps in the course of implementation. Therefore, the policies and strategies designed for the program should be revised particularly the targeting system.

Keywords: Food Security, Productive Safety Net Program, Household, Tach Gayint