Partnership for food security

Following the introduction of PSNP into the Bati woreda, the PFS project reori- The quantitative data came from a re-interview of the 320 of 400 respondents ented its implementation strategy to of the original baseline survey conducted at the beginning of PFS-II and ensure that it complemented rather than covered all ten intervention kebeles. [...] A Model for Food Security and Livelihoods in Ethiopia Project Activities Agriculture of crop failure and to optimize the use of consumption and established nursery available resources, crop diversification centres to produce and multiply seed- Improving food security in communities strategies and best practices were intro- lings for use in project activities. [...] The project has also facilitated increased access to In addition to introducing improved livestock for women by prioritizing the varieties of seeds and seedlings of grain, provision of those animals and activities beans, fruits and vegetables, PFS-II most accessible to women. [...] Rapid population fattening, the establishment and distri- growth along with inappropriate farming bution of forage multiplication centers practices often lead to the destruction of and seeds respectively, as well as the environmental balance and the depletion provision of veterinary equipment and of natural resources, in turn, undermining the establishment of veterinary posts future livelihoods. [...] To address this levels in order to monitor and evaluate Income-Generating problem, the PFS-II project incorporated reductions in vulnerability, to increase Activities (IGAs) a component that focused on building community resilience to cope and The provision of alternative, the capacity of target communities and recover from various shocks and 15 non-agricultural income generating line offices at t