Assessment of the Contribution of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) to Household Asset Building in Selected Kebelesof Konso Special Woreda
Abstract
This study assessed the impact of the Productive Safety Net Program(PSNP)on the asset ownership of the beneficiary households. Data were gathered
through household survey, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informants
interview. Despite the encouraging change on the consumption pattern of
households, PSNP has been less successful in rebuilding a strong asset base
that could enable the graduation of many poor households out of food
insecurity. The study has found that low rate and delay of payments, overlap
of PSNP-public works program with local farming season, absence of the
integration of PSNP with other food security program interventions, transfer
of resources that does not meet beneficiary preferences, poverty and droughts
were impediments that constrained the potential of the program.
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