Food Security Status And Determinates Of Upsnp Beneficiaries In Addis Ababa

The Ethiopian government and other stakeholders have developed food security enhancementrnstrategies. Urban Productive Safety Net Program (UPSNP) is one of these strategies. The mainrnobjective of the study is to assess and examine the implementations, challenges, identify therndeterminants of food security and insecurity experience and prospects of UPSNP beneficiaries inrnWorda 08, Arada Sub city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Primary and secondary data collection methodrnwere employed in this study. The study also used Household Food Insecurity Experience Scalern(FIES) model to analyze food insecurity experience of UPSNP beneficiaries in the Woreda. Basedrnon the survey conducted and the nature of the dataset at hand, tobit regression model was employedrnto identify determinants of households’ food insecurity experiences. The study also analyzedrndeterminants of food security status using binary logic regression model. The main findings of thernstudy is that UPSNP has contributed to some extent to the food security status of the beneficiariesrn(households) in Woreda. However, it is not bereft of challenges. The major challenges werernselection problems including inclusion and exclusion, challenges in relation to institutionalrnarrangement, challenges of transparency and political intervention, lack of coordination amongrnpartners, lack of awareness about project implementation manual, and low and delayed financialrnpayment problems. Accordingly, once these challenges are addressed, UPSNP will have a brightrnprospect. However, if the aforementioned challenges are not addressed as soon as possible andrnwell, UPSNP may have gloomy prospects as the challenges overshadow the benefits expected fromrnUPSNP. In this context, the most prominent recommendations are determination, political willingness, andrncommitments are needed from the government in addressing the aforementioned challenges. Regularrnmonitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability (MEAL) of UPSNP is crucial. The support and servicerncomponent of UPSNP must be strengthened and experience sharing of UPSNP of different Woredas andrnCities to identify best practices, lessons learned in order to address challenges are timely and pertinent.rnKeywords: UPSNP, Challenges, Opportunities, Determinants, Food Security, Foodrn Insecurity, Prospects and Addis Ababa

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