Jane S Richardson, David C Richardson
Studying and polishing the PDB's macromolecules
Biopolymers
many developing countries using various forms social protection strategies combat food insecurity productive safety net program psnp major policy initiative launched ethiopian government partners help millions chronically food insecured rural people main objective research assess contributions psnp households food security asset building selected drought prone woreda district northeast ethiopia research applied cross sectional research design mixed research approach data collected 142 randomly selected household heads three selected kebeles small administrative unit clustered three agroclimatic zones woreda using key informant interviews focus group discussions document reviews methods used analysis descriptive statistics percentage mean inferential statistics chisquare ttest binary logistic regression model twelve variables selected explain factors affecting food security level psnp beneficiary households nine variables identified significant result revealed sample households joined psnp improved food consumption status livestock holding housing conditions agricultural input utilization binary regression model depicted household age household size education farmland size agricultural inputs livestock main determinants result also revealed lack community participation decisionmaking payment delays low level gender awareness poor planning processes main challenges therefore improving management revising strategies particularly tools guidelines manuals psnp essential best performance address food security challenges general beneficiaries particular