Understanding food security determinants and coping strategies among smallholder farming households in Northern Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons

Misgina Gebrehiwot,

Biadgilgn Demisse,

Hailemariam Meaza

et al.

Cogent Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: June 3, 2024

Empirical information on food insecurity at the disaggregated geographic level is vital for effective interventions. Using a household survey, we explored prevalence of among smallholder farming households and analyzed factors associated with it in northern Ethiopia. We collected data from 353 farmers utilized dietary intake method to assess quantify security. Nearly half (49.3%) are unable meet minimum energy requirement healthy active life. The distribution available calorie reveals that approximately 29% precariously close security line, indicating state vulnerability. While, such as education, social linkage, migration, number livestock (mules) owned by households, access drinking water, use fertilizer, plain farmland being maize producer have positive significant influences, large family size has negative influence smallholders' status. major coping strategies identified indicate severity region resilience adaptability face insecurity. findings suggest need more sustainable solutions address root causes insecurity, improving agricultural productivity through high-quality crop varieties technologies, enhanced financial market services strengthening safety nets improve

Language: Английский

Carbon mitigation in agriculture: Pioneering technologies for a sustainable food system DOI

P. Thamarai,

V.C. Deivayanai,

A. Saravanan

et al.

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 147, P. 104477 - 104477

Published: April 4, 2024

Language: Английский

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Farmer’s Perceptions of Agroforestry Practices, Contributions to Rural Household Farm Income, and Their Determinants in Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons
Mathewos Tega, Elias Bojago

International Journal of Forestry Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2023, P. 1 - 19

Published: Jan. 12, 2023

Agroforestry has been widely used in developing countries as a solution to mitigate the effects of climate variability. However, its significance well-being farmers rural communities not thoroughly investigated. The purpose this study was analyze contribution agroforestry practices (AFPs) farm income families, perceptions farmers, and factors that affect AFPs’ household Sodo Zuria district. optimal sample size 173 households from three sites selected through stratified random sampling procedure. Data were collected using structured interviews, focus group discussion, observation, key informant interviews. According findings, most research area had good perception benefits methods. yearly mean gross various approaches 15,990.90 ETB·ha−1·yr−1 for nonadopters 32,471.24 adopters, respectively. Tree fruit tree integration with crops, animals, or pastures potential significantly increase food production farmer economic situations. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated farm, number livestock, experience agroforestry, extension service adoption house positively, while family negatively affects it. plays critical role reducing poverty enhancing livelihood resilience (reducing farmers’ vulnerability variability). determining extent which is true challenging because both groups often have low levels assets such land income, limits planting reaping maximum agroforestry. As result, government other responsible entities should pay special attention assisting smallholder sustainability their livelihoods hampered by agricultural scarcity.

Language: Английский

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Household food security, determinants and coping strategies among small-scale farmers in Kedida Gamela district, Southern Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons

Girma Woleba,

Temesgen Tadiwos,

Elias Bojago

et al.

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12, P. 100597 - 100597

Published: April 30, 2023

Food security issues have become a critical concern and top priority for developing countries, particularly Ethiopia. To this end, the main objective of study was to analyze food situation households their coping strategies among rural in Kembata Tembaro Zone, Kedida Gamela district. A systematic random sampling technique used collect data from 150 randomly selected sample area. This primary secondary collected through interview schedules, focus group discussions (FGD), key informant interviews (KII), review various documents. Descriptive statistics analysis econometric methods were employed. revealed that 43.33% had security, while remaining 56.67% food-insecure. In addition this, results area different time shortages, including sale livestock, productive assets, receipt remittances or aid, participation small trade, reduction number meals, temporary migration, etc. Furthermore, binary logit model indicated education level, sex household, age household head, cultivable land size, access extension services, livestock ownership, credit services found positively significantly determine strengthen resilience insecurity, should be encouraged diversify income sources generate both capital social assets.

Language: Английский

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Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons
Bekele Wegi Feyisa,

Jema Haji,

Alisher Mirzabaev

et al.

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12, P. 100556 - 100556

Published: March 21, 2023

Despite significant progresses made as part of the 2030 sustainable development goals ambition, "zero hunger and malnutrition", global food insecurity malnutrition are rising. The purpose this study was to identify factors associated with livestock-crop mixed farm households' nutrition security outcomes in central eastern Ethiopia. In order achieve objective, primary data collected from 410 households across five districts were used. Monthly consumption expenditure per adult equivalent score (FCS) used capture multidimensional nature security. Descriptive statistics summarize key variables interest while econometric analysis household outcomes. finding reveals that 31.46% had monthly below poverty line, average FCS 59.34. models result educational level head access extension services positively probability being secure FCS. Also, total land owned secure, family size negatively it. further livestock off-farm and/or non-farm employment FCS, age crop loss Hence, findings emanating seem suggest policy makers partners interested reduction may focus on found be significantly

Language: Английский

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The impact of watershed on household food security: A comparative analysis DOI Creative Commons
Temesgen Argaw Naji,

Meskerem Abi,

Esubalew Abate Alemu

et al.

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100954 - 100954

Published: Jan. 2, 2024

Watersheds provide a substantial contribution to household food security. The study investigates whether watershed development and management practices (WDMP) can help with security challenges, it compares the impact of WDMP on status among practitioners non-practitioners in central highlands Ethiopia identified determinants factors. employed mixed research design cross-sectional approach. Household Dietary Diversity Score Food Insecurity Access Scale were used estimate households' An Ordered logit econometric model was applied identify determinant resulted 44.65 % 18.30 had low level dietary diversity; whereas, 43.40 38.56 severely insecure. head's age, number laborers, income, livestock size, agricultural land size highly determined households. HDDS HFIAS findings reveal statistically significant difference between WDM non-practitioners. Therefore stakeholders must stress promotion achieve

Language: Английский

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An analysis of rural farmers' livelihood sustainability in Offa district, Southern Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons

Robel Orsango,

D. Sundaraa Rajan,

Marisennayya Senapathy

et al.

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12, P. 100610 - 100610

Published: May 6, 2023

Livelihood sustainability is critical in the development process. The general objective of analyzing livelihood choices farming HHs study area as; Agriculture only (Y0), and Off-Farm (Y1), Plus Off-farm (Y2), Non-farm (Y3) through three specific objectives viz; to assess trends patterns livelihoods, investigate factors that hinder capabilities ensure their livelihoods sustainably find out adopted coping strategies area. For this study150 HHHs were selected from different agro-ecologies prevail by PPS a simple random sampling method. quantitative data collected using semi-structured interview schedule. In contrast, qualitative checklist focus group discussions (FGD) key informant interviewers (KII). analysis was done applying descriptive inferential statistics. significance every explanatory variable upon dependent tested multi-nominal logit model analyzes SPSS version 21. Out 18 independent variables used study, following affected sample units probability levels (less than 1%,5%, 10%) depending options (Y0/Y1/Y2/Y3) units. They were; sex household head, educational level HHHs, family size, land frequency extension contacts, credit use, input membership cooperative, receiving remittance, radio ownership, number oxen owned household, irrigation availability, farmers perception toward soil fertility, annual Income HHs. To achieve long-term/sustainable outcomes area, policies actions aimed at improving communities should prioritize rural infrastructure expansion, awareness-raising activities, stakeholder collaboration.

Language: Английский

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Determinants of smallholder farmers' adoption of agroforestry practices: Sodo Zuriya District, southern Ethiopia DOI
Mathewos Tega, Elias Bojago

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 98(1), P. 1 - 20

Published: Sept. 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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Factorial effects contributing to food security in Mexico during COVID-19 context DOI Creative Commons
Rebeca de Haro Mota, Mario A. Ortiz‐Jiménez, Sandra Blas-Yáñez

et al.

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100999 - 100999

Published: Jan. 23, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the social, economic and environmental order of world, it wreaked havoc in many aspects life societies, including food insecurity (FI) rates regions. Due to multifaceted nature this phenomenon, is required a better understanding associated variables that contribute security (FS), such as socioeconomic demographic for designing effective efficient policy interventions. In sense, study describes an innovative way interpreting causal influence interaction effects between on level FS experienced by Mexican households during crisis. period from March May 2021, digital survey was applied 630 analyze harmonized version Latin American Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA). For this, factorial regression model used estimate contribution mentioned under study, obtaining important results two states: Nayarit State Mexico. obtained shows factors, involved FS, are following: mother's job, household incomes, portion income destined food, family members with place residence, gender head job father's schooling, schooling spent food. These findings offer essential insights identifying vulnerable groups susceptible experiencing insecurity, facilitate intervention multiple areas require improvement, thus enhancing regions contributing achievement SDG.

Language: Английский

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Analysis of Household Food Security Status in Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons
Amanuel Ayele Gebre, Mahadeo S. Deshmukh

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101652 - 101652

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons

Fasika Belay,

Messay Mulugeta,

Teferee Makonnen

et al.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Farmers in northwest Ethiopia have been transforming their livelihood strategies, however, the impact of this transformation on food security status and resilience is hardly investigated. The study aimed to analyze contribution strategy farmers' capital assets Senan district, Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was utilized, a total 332 households were taken, whom 166 that had transformed strategy, not. results independent sample t -test revealed statistically significant difference average scores for Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (M = 8.06 compared 11.29) Dietary Diversity Score 5.28 4.73) between with without eucalyptus plantations. econometric analysis variables such as land holding size, annual income, diversification positive influence probability household being categorized secure. Moreover, outcome asset index reveals possess plantations exhibit higher indices natural, physical, financial, social However, own demonstrate lower human than those These findings underscore role enhancing improving livelihoods farmers area. Furthermore, diversifying income sources through can significantly amplify its overall benefits local households.

Language: Английский

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