The Contribution Of Resettlement Program To Sustainable Food Security A Comparative Study Of Interzonal And Intra-zonal Resettlement Schemes In Dawuro Zone Of Snnpr

This study assesses the contrib ution of current resettlement program to susta inable food securi tyrnfor inter-zonal and intra-zonal resettlement areas. in Dawuro Zone of SNNPR. Accordingly, thernstudy employs comparative approach to assess the s ituation of resettlement program inrncontributing to food security to the inter-zonal ,· r. esettlers, intra-zona l resettlers and hostrncommunities.rnTwo hundred fO lll1een (13%) sample households were selected for survey by using stratified andrns imple random sampling techniques in two kebeles of each of inter-zonal resettlement and intrazonalrnresettlement areas and two host kebeles.' In add ition, focus group discussion withrnrepresentatives of resettlers and host communities; key informant interviews and personalrnobservations have been employed to thi s study.rnStudy results show that the consultation about the program was made with maj ority of resettlersrnand host communities prior to the implementation of the program and their movement to the newrnarea is vo luntarily based. The inter-zona l resettlers ·have been assisted with provision of differentrnbenefit packages until their first year harvesti ng, . but intra-zonal ones have not been benefitedrnfrom any of the government ass istance except the provision of farm land. In addition, thernminimum standard of basic infrastructu re and social service facilities were not establi shed eitherrnto inter-zonal or intra-zonal resettlers prior to the executi on of a program and have not yet beenrnimproved. It was also noticed that households in both resettlement areas are exhaustive lyrndepl eting forest for di fferent purposes and they have not been advised to plant new trees and tornuse alternative options to red uce reliance on natural resources like forest.rnJrnFood availability and food access to household heads through crop production, li vestock raring,rnbee keep in g and their income status have been improved in inter-zonal and intra-zonalrnresettlement areas as wel l as to host communities'after resettlement program. But agriculturalrnactivities and all income sources to househo ld heads are entirely re lied on rainfall which is highlyrnvulnerable to shocks. On the other hands, the off-farm activities such as petty trade, handicrafts,rnagricultura l labor work and food-for work progr3l)1S wh ich can generate additional income tornhousehold heads to promote their assets and to' ·cope with adverse circumstances are hardlyrncarried out by resettlers. The intervention of all co'ncerned bodies is indi spensable to reverse thernproblems re lated wi th resettlement and to enha!,) c.e the diversification of income sources tornhouseholds in the area.rnKey words: Food sec urity, resettlement, inter-zoilal resettlement, intra-zonal resettlement, hostrncommunity, off-farm activities, on -farm activities

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