Senior Research On Role Of Poultry Production In Household Food Security In Cheha Woreda

Abstract

The study attempted to access the role of poultry production in household income and saving, asset building, the level of household food insecurity and to identify the determinants of poultry production in Cheha district. The sample of 68 households were randomly selected from the randomly selected two kebeles of the district. Data was collected using key informant interview, focus group discussion and interview schedule. The descriptive and probit model was used for the analysis of collected data. The findings of the study showed that poultry producer households were enabled to generate more income, increased the trends of cash saving and asset ownership than that of non-producers of poultry in the study area. The results of study also indicated that a non-producer of poultry households were more food insecure than that of the producer households in study area. The result also revealed that family size, marital status, livestock holding and age of household head significantly affects the poultry production decision of the farmers in the study area. Therefore, the study suggest that action on these significantly affecting poultry production decision of households should get due attention to improve the food security status of the farming households in the study area.