POVERTY STATUS AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS OF ENDA-MOHONI WOREDA, NORTHERN ETHIOPIA

Abadi Teferi Alemaw; Dagnew Kalayu; Kibrom Kahsu; Hadush Redae Kahisu

doi:10.5937/ekoPolj2103729T

Authors

Abadi Teferi Alemaw Department of Economics, Raya University, Tigray, Ethiopia http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4121-3734
Dagnew Kalayu Department of Agricultural Economics, Raya University, Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia
Kibrom Kahsu Department Economics, Raya University, Tigray, Ethiopia
Hadush Redae Kahisu Department of Economics, Raya University, Tigray, Ethiopia http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6541-4579

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2103729T

Keywords:

poverty, logit model, rural household, determinants, Ethiopia

Abstract

This research generates specific, contextualized identification of existing poverty status and poverty causing factors in Enda-mohoni woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Agroecology based cluster sampling technique was employed to select 154 household heads. Logit model was used to analyze household poverty status and FGT poverty index estimation model for poverty incidence analysis. The poverty analysis found a 30.9% headcount ratio, 4.4% poverty gap ratio, and 1% poverty severity. Furthermore, the result of the logistic regression revealed that among the explanatory variables used in the model, family size and agroecological location of the household head were found to positively influence HHs poverty status at (P<0.01) and (P<0.05) respectively. Whereas, owning livestock and marital status of the HHH were found to negatively influence HHs poverty status at (P<0.05) and (P<0.1) respectively. It is with appropriate policies that recognize the importance of poverty features and trends would it be possible for more people to make positive exits from poverty risk.

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