Impacts of productive safety net program (PSNP) on soil and water conservation in Southern Tigray region, Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22110667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abadi Teferi Alemaw (0000-0003-4121-3734, Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology, corresponding author), Hadush Redae Kahisu (Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology), Teka Michael (Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology), Goitom Lijaine Gebre (Relief International), Hailekiros Nigus Adhana (Department of Finance), Alem Mezgebo Hailu (0000-0003-3745-0796, Adigrat University), Sintayehu Gulilat Zelelew (Haramaya University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311886.2024.2375822 |
| OpenAlex | W4400976938 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
This study assesses the impact of PSNP on soil and water conservation (SWC) practices in southern Tigray, Ethiopia. The propensity score matching technique was used to assess the impact of PSNP on soil and water conservation practices. The Nearest neighbor (4) matching estimator was selected as the best matching algorithm which has a large matched size, good balancing test, and low pseudo R2. 204 respondents from treated and 130 from control group matched respondents were used to come up with the final result. The estimated result of the nearest neighbor (4) matching estimator indicates that participation in PSNP did not bring any significant impact on SWC practices on the program beneficiaries. This might be due to the fact that a full targeting problem of beneficiaries by kebele food security force focuses on consumption smoothing rather than engaging in livelihood improvement, dependency seeing as supportive relief aid rather than productive and implementing SWC activities on communal lands public work transfer rather than doing at their private farm lands. Policymakers, governments, and donors are responsible for further improvement and should reconsider the implementation and design of the PIM of the program to bring a positive impact on beneficiaries
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Business · Geography · Political science · Safety net · Soil conservation · Water conservation · Water resource management · Water resources · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Environmental Science · Ecology · Geology
Observational Studies
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Some Practical Guidance for the Implementation of Propensity Score Matching
The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects
Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator
Constructing a Control Group Using Multivariate Matched Sampling Methods That Incorporate the Propensity Score
The mediating role of resilience to income and household dietary diversity
Do Safety Net Transfers Improve Diets and Reduce Undernutrition? Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Propensity Score-Matching Methods for Nonexperimental Causal Studies
Impact of Ethiopia's productive safety net program on household food security and child nutrition
Social protection and resilience
Impacts of the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia on livestock and tree holdings of rural households
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |