The study was conducted to assess the practices and impact of productive safety net program onrnthe household income of small holder farmers in Tula sub city, Hawassa. Though there are otherrnrural sub cities in and around Hawassa town, due to the extended problem of food insecurity inrnthe area this study mainly focused on the impact of PSNP on the household income ofrnsmallholder farmers in Tula sub city. For this study the researcher employed both primary datarnand secondary resources. The relevant primary data were collected through tools such asrnHousehold survey questionnaire, key informant interviews and observation. The secondary datarnwere published and unpublished articles, journals, office records, books and thesis. The studyrnparticipants were PSNP beneficiary farmers, development agents, kebele administrators andrnearly warning and food security office coordinator and employees. The data collected throughrnprimary and secondary sources were thematically organized and analyzed through triangulationrnto increase the accuracy of the study finding.rnThe study has found out that the productive safety net program has registered somernimprovements on aspects like beneficiaries monthly income, number of meals per day, monthlyrnfood consumption and availability of community assets and no improvements on other manyrnaspects like total crop production, number of livestock, availability of household assets,rnavailability of production materials and the condition of using negative coping mechanisms thatrnare put by the researcher as measures of to evaluate the impact of the program on the studyrnarea.rnAfter examining the impact of PSNP on the house hold income of small holder farmers in thernstudy area, some recommendations were suggested by the researcher. Majorly focused on takingrndisciplinary and corrective measures during the targeting process, timing of food distribution,rnimproving quantity of food aid, restructuring the system, establishing community assets withrnbetter quality and quantity, creating community awareness and cooperation of all concernedrnbodi