Though social protection in sub-Saharan Africa is intensive to alleviate food insecurity of the vulnerable group such as women, its impact on the food security status of female-headed rural households has not been well documented. Accordingly, the present study aims to evaluate the effect of the...

This study aims to compare household food security and its determinants among PSNP beneficiary, graduated, and non-beneficiary. Data was collected from 396 sample households using a structured questionnaire and key informant interview. Binary Probit regression was used to analyse the...

This study examines the role of enset or false banana, an orphan crop with high resilience to extreme environmental conditions, high nutritional value, and long storability, in the livelihood of rural households in Ethiopia. With its specific characteristics, enset could reduce households'...

Homegarden avocado cultivation offers a viable option for smallholder farmers to diversify their sources of income and food. This study examined the contribution of avocado cultivars to household income diversification and food security in the Jewe and Upper Gana kebeles of Central Ethiopia....

The integrated use of various levels of climate change adaptation practices is a means of increasing farm productivity to meet the food demand of the world's growing population without harming the environment. Both primary and secondary data were used. In the 2020/21 production year, primary...

Government policy strategies, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), are aimed at increasing agricultural productivity, which could contribute to improve household welfare. Hence, understanding smallholder farmers' low and variable crop yields has been a central research and policy priority...

Watershed development is part of a poverty reduction and environmental conservation initiative in Ethiopia. The study evaluates the impact of project-supported and community-based watershed development (WSD) interventions on households' food security status and identifies the factors that affect...