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| dc.contributor.author | Belayneh, Atnafu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-13T06:33:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-13T06:33:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-10-12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11344 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Date palm cultivation contributes to eradicate food insecurity and malnutrition, improve agricultural productivity, improve livelihoods and enable inclusive and efficient agricultural food systems. To combat chronic and seasonal food insecurity, non-governmental organizations and government research centers introduced improved varieties of date palm seedlings and modern cultivation techniques for selected four kebeles of Berahle wereda. Consequently, this study was conducted to examine the impact of date palm production on household food security in Berahle Woreda of Afar Region. The study specifically aims to measure food security at household level, examine the impact of date palm production on food security and identify constraints of date palm production in the study area. For this study, a total of 325 households from date palm cultivar kebeles were selected using multi stage sampling technique followed by probability proportional to sample size. Both primary and secondary data were collected to address the objective of this study. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and an econometric model. The result shows that age of the respondent, educational status, on farm income and market distance are the major and significant factors affecting participation in date palm production. The average calorie intake of date palm producers was higher than non-producers. Propensity score matching was employed to examine the impact of date palm production on food security. The result revealed that participation in date palm production had significant impact on calorie intake of treated households as compared to the control group. Similarly, treated households consumed 2344.06 Kcal/day/AE; whereas, controlled households consumed 1930.25 Kcal/day/AE. The average treatment effect on the treated result revealed that the mean calorie intake of date palm producers was increased by 17.65%. On the other hand, inputs problem, poor extension service, pest and disease, water shortage, marketing problem and credit service are key constraints of date palm production in the study area. Therefore, development strategies and policies should encourage date palm production to achieve food security at household, regional and national level. Key Words: Berahle wereda, binary logit, date palm, food insecurity, propensity score matching | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Agricultural Economics | en_US |
| dc.title | IMPACT OF DAT PALM PRODUCTION IN HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY: THE CASE OF BERAHLE WOREDA, AFAR REGION ETHIOPIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
