Assessing the Impacts of Productive Safety Net Programme on Smallholder Farmers Expenditure in West Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Birhanu Angasu; Nimona Sime; Gosa Alemu

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Assessing the Impacts of Productive Safety Net Programme on Smallholder Farmers Expenditure in West Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Birhanu Angasu, Nimona Sime, Gosa Alemu

Published in Economics (Volume 11, Issue 4)

Received: 20 October 2022 Accepted: 12 November 2022 Published: 29 November 2022

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Abstract

Productive Safety Net Program is implementing smoothing consumption and protecting asset depletion in the study areas. Thus, the purpose of this study were to assess the impact of productive safety net program on smallholder farmer’s expenditure and analyze factors affecting participation of smallholder farmers in productive safety net program in the study area. For this study both primary and secondary data were used. Primary data were collected from 264 households (114 users and 150 non-users) and supported by secondary data. To address the aforementioned objectives descriptive statistics and econometric models (Propensity score matching (PSM) and Logit model) were employed. The econometric result of Logit model indicated that the likelihood of participating in the program was positively affected by age and marital status, while income obtained from farm, food aid and extension service accessibility was affected negatively the participation of household in PSNP. The PSM estimation results revealed that participation in PSNP had brought significant impact on household expenditures. Those households participated in PSNP in the study area uses the PSNP income mainly for home expenditure purpose. It can be recommended that policy makers should have to give attention in designing and implementing PSNP through giving care for youth age participants, strength extension services and availing fund timely.

Published in	Economics (Volume 11, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.eco.20221104.13
Page(s)	190-199
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Expenditure, Logit Model, PSM, PSNP, Impact

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Birhanu Angasu; Nimona Sime; Gosa Alemu. Assessing the Impacts of Productive Safety Net Programme on Smallholder Farmers Expenditure in West Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Economics. 2022, 11(4), 190-199. doi: 10.11648/j.eco.20221104.13

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Birhanu Angasu, Nimona Sime, Gosa Alemu. Assessing the Impacts of Productive Safety Net Programme on Smallholder Farmers Expenditure in West Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Economics. 2022;11(4):190-199. doi: 10.11648/j.eco.20221104.13

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Birhanu Angasu

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Mechara, Ethiopia
Nimona Sime

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Mechara, Ethiopia
Gosa Alemu

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Mechara, Ethiopia

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