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ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CENTER FOR FOOD SECURITY FOOD SECURTY STATUS AND DETERMINATS OF UPSNP BENEFICIARIES IN ADDIS ABABA BY: TSION TADELE JUNE, 2019 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOOD SECURTY STATUS AND DETERMINATS OF UPSNP BENEFICIARIES IN ADDIS ABABA A THESIS SUBMITTED TO: THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FOOD SECURITY BY TSION TADELE DECHASSA ADVISOR TEMESGEN TILAHUN (Ph.D.) ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA JUNE, 2019 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CENTER FOR FOOD SECURITY STUDIES Declaration This thesis is my original work and has not been presented for MSc degree in any other University and that all the sources and materials used for the thesis have been properly acknowledged. Declared By: Tsion Tadele Signature: __________________ Date: ______________________ Place: Addis Ababa University College of Development Studies, Center for Food Security Studies Approval Sheet ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CENTER FOR FOOD SECURITY STUDIES As a supervisor/co-adviser of the thesis, we certify that we have read and evaluated the thesis prepared by Tsion Tadele Dechassa entitled ‗Food security status and determinates of UPSNP beneficiaries in Addis Ababa’ and recommend for Open Defense as fulfilling the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Food Security and Development. _______________________ _________________________ Name, Major Advisor Signature & Date _________________________ _________________________ Name, Co-advisor Signature &Date As members of the Examining Board of this Thesis Open Defense, we certify that we have read and evaluated the thesis prepared by Tsion Tadele Dechassa entitled Food security status and determinates of UPSNP beneficiaries in Addis Ababa and recommend that it is acceptable as a thesis required for the Master of Science Degree in Food Security and Development. ........................................................ ............................................. Name, Chairman Signature & Date ....................................................... ............................................... Name, Internal Examiner Signature & Date ....................................................... ............................................ Name, External Examiner Signature & Date Final approval and acceptance of this thesis is contingent upon the candidate's submission of the final copy of the thesis, incorporating all the comments by Examining Board, to the Council of Graduate Studies (CGS) through the Center Academic Committee (CAC) of the Center. ________________________________________________________________ Chairperson of the Center or Graduate Program Coordination This thesis is dedicated to my beloved husband Gedion G. Jalata and my beloved children Samuel and Daniel Gedion Acknowledgments First, I would like to express my endless love and say glory to the almighty God for providing me the opportunity and strength to pursue my graduate study at Center for Food Security, Development studies, Addis Ababa University. Second, I owe my deepest gratitude and respect for my advisor Dr. Temesgen Tilahun for his invaluable guidance, suggestion and constructive comments without which this thesis would have not been in this form. I would also like to express my gratitude to Dr. Messay Mulugeta for his advice and constructive suggestions, which helped me immensely in shaping this thesis. My special thanks also goes to my husband Gedion G. Jalata for his advices and support in the whole process of my graduate study and drafting this thesis. Indeed, I am grateful for my families, friends and classmates for their unreserved support and encouragement throughout the whole study. God bless you all! Tsion Tadele June,2019 i Acronyms / Abbreviation ATA Agricultural Transformation Agency CCI Complementary Community Investment CCIP Complementary Community Investment Program EPH Economical Productive Households FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FDRE Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia FGD Focus Group Discussion FIES Food Insecurity experience scale FSP Food Security Program FUJCFSA Federal Urban Job Creation and Food Security Agency GoE The Government of Ethiopia GTP Growth and Transformation Plan HABP Household Asset Building Program HFSST Household Food Security Status IMF International Monetary Fund KII Key Informant Interview MEAL Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning MIH Monthly Income Households MRTSTHH Marital Status of Household Head PSNP Productive Safety Net Program SDGs Sustainable Development Goal SMES Small and Medium Enterprises SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SSA Sub-Saharan Africa STATA Software for Statistics and Data Analysis UNDP United Nations Development Program UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNOCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ii UPSNS Urban Productive Safety Net Program Urban Productive Safety Net Strategy UPSNS USD United States Dollar VRP Voluntary Resettlement Program WFP: World Food Program WHO World Health Organization iii Table of Contents Pages Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................... i List of Tables ......................................................................................................................... vii List of Figures .......................................................................................................................viii ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER ONE: INTODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background of the study ................................................................................................... 1 1.2.Statement of the problem ................................................................................................... 3 1.3. Objectives of the study ..................................................................................................... 6 1.4. Research questions ............................................................................................................ 6 1.5.Scope of the study .............................................................................................................. 7 1.6. Significance of the study .................................................................................................. 6 1.7. Limitations of the study .................................................................................................... 7 1.8. Organization of the study .................................................................................................. 7 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................................................ 8 2.1. The concepts of food security, food insecurity experience scale and PSNP .................... 8 2.2.Urban Food Security: Global Perspectives ........................................................................ 9 2.3. Achieving Food Security in Ethiopia.............................................................................. 11 2.4. Major Components of Food Security Program in Ethiopia ............................................ 12 2.4.1. Household Asset Building Program (HABP) .......................................................... 12 2.4.2. Voluntary Resettlement Program (VRP) ................................................................. 12 2.4.3 Complementary Community Investment Program (CCIP) ....................................... 13 2.4.4. Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) .................................................................. 13 iv 2.4.5. Urban Productive Safety Net Program (UPSNP) .................................................... 14 2.5. Empirical Literature Review ........................................................................................... 26 2.7. Conceptual framework .................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER THREE: DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA AND RESEARCH METHOD .............................................................................................................................. 29 3.1. Description of the study area .......................................................................................... 29 3.2. Justification for the selection of study area .................................................................... 30 3.3. Research approach and design ........................................................................................ 31 3.4. Target Population ............................................................................................................ 32 3.5. Sample size determination and sampling procedure ....................................................... 33 3.6. Data collection techniques .............................................................................................. 34 3.7. Method of data analysis .................................................................................................. 36 3.7.1. Descriptive statistics ...............................................................................................