Impact of Input and Output Market Development Interventions on Input Use and Net Income of Households in Ethiopia

Abstract

This study evaluated the impact of input and output market development interventions of the IPMS project at Alaba and Dale PLW, SNNPR on input use, productivity and total net income of the participant households. The study has used cross-sectional sampled household survey of 200 households which was taken from both Alaba and Dale districts. A propensity score matching method was applied to assess the impact of the project on the treated households. The intervention has resulted in positive and significant effect on level of input use on the treated households. This increased use of inputs enabled participants to earn on average a total net income of about birr 1,483 at Alaba and birr 2,228 at Dale form the commodities of intervention over their counter parts. Based on the results obtained scale out of such market development interventions has a paramount importance for economic development of the country.

Key words: Input and output market development intervention, propensity score matching, Pilot learning woreda