Determinants and Roles of Social Trust on Income and Food Security Status of Smallholder Farmers in North Shewa Zone Oromia, Ethiopia

Gari Duguma; Fekedu Beyene; Mengistu Ketem; Kedir Jemal; Bayan Ahmed

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Determinants and Roles of Social Trust on Income and Food Security Status of Smallholder Farmers in North Shewa Zone Oromia, Ethiopia

Gari Duguma, Fekedu Beyene, Mengistu Ketem, Kedir Jemal, Bayan Ahmed

Published in International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 8, Issue 5)

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Social trust is the major component of cognitive social capital which is one of the most important assets in livelihoods. The levels of social trust have effects on rural household’s livelihood strategies and has influence on food and nutrition security and income status of rural households which are usually affected by climatic and non-climatic shocks. This study was identifying the determinants of social trust and analyzing its effects on rural households’ income and food security in north Shewa zone Oromia regional state of Ethiopia. Primary data was collected from 400 sample respondents in the 2022 production year. Looking into the estimated coefficients, the results indicated that probabilities of being in the different extents of social trust are significantly influenced by eight explanatory variables. These variables were; media, agro-ecology, education, extension contact, credit, livestock holding, farm income, and weather road distance. However, having high level of social trust in the community significantly increases households' total farm income by 66% over low trusted farm households at a 1% probability level. Similarly, having medium and high level of social trust in the community significantly increases households' food security status by 23 and 46% over low trusted farm households at a 1% probability level. Therefore, the result of this study would be expected to significantly contribute as policy and strategic inputs for policymakers in designing rural livelihood improvement policies and to the beneficiary in enhancing their welfare and living standard.

Published in	International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 8, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijae.20230805.15
Page(s)	217-227
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Social Trust, Food Security, Determinants, Multinomial Endogenous Switching, Ethiopia

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Gari Duguma, Fekedu Beyene, Mengistu Ketem, Kedir Jemal, Bayan Ahmed. Determinants and Roles of Social Trust on Income and Food Security Status of Smallholder Farmers in North Shewa Zone Oromia, Ethiopia. Int J Agric Econ. 2023;8(5):217-227. doi: 10.11648/j.ijae.20230805.15

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Gari Duguma

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness School, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Fekedu Beyene

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness School, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Mengistu Ketem

Ethiopian Economic Associations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kedir Jemal

Ethiopian Economic Associations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bayan Ahmed

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness School, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

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Gari Duguma, Fekedu Beyene, Mengistu Ketem, Kedir Jemal, Bayan Ahmed. Determinants and Roles of Social Trust on Income and Food Security Status of Smallholder Farmers in North Shewa Zone Oromia, Ethiopia. Int J Agric Econ. 2023;8(5):217-227. doi: 10.11648/j.ijae.20230805.15

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AU  - Fekedu Beyene
AU  - Mengistu Ketem
AU  - Kedir Jemal
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AB  - Social trust is the major component of cognitive social capital which is one of the most important assets in livelihoods. The levels of social trust have effects on rural household’s livelihood strategies and has influence on food and nutrition security and income status of rural households which are usually affected by climatic and non-climatic shocks. This study was identifying the determinants of social trust and analyzing its effects on rural households’ income and food security in north Shewa zone Oromia regional state of Ethiopia. Primary data was collected from 400 sample respondents in the 2022 production year. Looking into the estimated coefficients, the results indicated that probabilities of being in the different extents of social trust are significantly influenced by eight explanatory variables. These variables were; media, agro-ecology, education, extension contact, credit, livestock holding, farm income, and weather road distance. However, having high level of social trust in the community significantly increases households' total farm income by 66% over low trusted farm households at a 1% probability level. Similarly, having medium and high level of social trust in the community significantly increases households' food security status by 23 and 46% over low trusted farm households at a 1% probability level. Therefore, the result of this study would be expected to significantly contribute as policy and strategic inputs for policymakers in designing rural livelihood improvement policies and to the beneficiary in enhancing their welfare and living standard.

VL  - 8
IS  - 5
ER  -

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