Impact Assessment of Capture Fishery Production on the Household Income around Gilgel Gibe Reservoir I of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

This research was conducted to investigate the determinants and impact of participating in fishery production activities on households’ income around Gilgel Gibe Reservoir I in Ethiopia. The studied districts were selected using purposive sampling techniques.The two stage sampling technique was used to select 167 target respondents. The primary data were collected using an interview schedule, conducting focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. The logit model was employed to identify the determinants of participation in the fishery production activities while propensity score matching techniques were used to quantify the impact. The result of the Logit model shows that five variables (education level of household head, access to extension services, access to credit services, having secondary occupation and annual income level of household head) have a strong significant effect on the variable of interest at 1% and 5% significance level. The impact of participation in fishery production and its` technological intervention were quantified using propensity scorematching. The Propensity score matching result revealed that involvement in fishery production activities had a significant effect (18410 ETB) on household income at 1% significance level. Major constraints of participation in fishery production and its 'technology usage like illegal fishing, poor extension contact, Lack of fishing equipment and training for fishing communities, catchment degradation and inadequate storage facilities were identified in the study area