The study is conducted in three tabias of Kilte Awlaelo Wereda, Tigray Region, tornassess the impact of the household extension package on food security andrnincome level of the beneficiary households. Data were collected by interviewingrn120 sample households (55 package beneficiaries and 65 non beneficiaries) andrnfrom secondary sources. The quantitative assessment was supplemented byrnqualitative data collected from the sample households and different communityrnmembers. Simple descriptive analysis was made usingSPSS software.rnThe study results show that the package beneficiaries have achieved relativelyrnbetter food security and income levels as compared to the non-beneficiaries. Thernintroduction of integrated household package increased crop output by onernquintal per hectare and an average net income of birr 482 per household. Thernavailable kilocalorie per person per day from own production was found to bern1,485 for the package beneficiaries and 1,066 for the non-beneficiaries. Asrncompared to the national standard, 2200 kilocalorie per adult equivalent per day,rnpackage beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries fulfill only 68% and 48.5%rnrespectively. Thus, although there is improvement in production and income of thernbeneficiaries, own production is not sufficient to uplift the food insecurernhouseholds.rnIn addition to own production, households in the study area were participating inrn"Food For Work" activities through the Safety Net Program .. Consequently, therntotal calorie available to the package beneficiaries raised by 889 kilocalorie perrnperson per day and that of the non- beneficiaries by 401 kilocalorie per personrnper day. Average income per person per year was also increased by birr 206 andrn178 for the package beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries respectively. Therefore,rnthe results show that, on average, the package beneficiaries seem to fulfill theirrnminimum calorie requirement and able to earn 67% of their daily incomernrequirement from all sources. The food calorie available to and income of thernpackage beneficiaries exceeded from that of the non-beneficiary by 41 % and 18%rnrespectively. However, in absolute terms there are households who could not s tillrneven cover a quarter of their calorie intake and income requirement.rnMoreover, the study findings indicate that the problems attributed to low fannrnoutputs and consequently to food insecurity and poverty are mainly associatedrnwith low application of production enhancing technologies, dependency onrnunreliable and erratic rainfall and small land holding size. The reasons for lowrnapplication of technological inputs were shortage of supply of improved seedrnvarieties and animal breeds, and the escalating price of fertilizer and shortage ofrnrainfall. The land holding is also too small to enable households to lead their lifernand 2 .5% of the households were landless. Therefore, improving supply of betterrnyielding and drought tolerant crop varieties, impro ving livestock p ackages,rnvigorous development and expansion of inigation, and creation and expansion ofrnnon-fann employment opportunities are possible areas of inte rvention to improvernfood insecurity and to reduce poverty in Kilte Awlaelo We