Analysis of Household Food Security Status in Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia

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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Factors Influencing the Household Food Security of Forest Villagers in Eastern Sub‐Himalayan India

Food and Energy Security, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2)

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

ABSTRACT Food insecurity is a serious concern in many developing countries, especially for forest communities, who grapple with unique challenges stemming from their dependence on natural resources and limited access to vital livelihood capitals. Despite extensive research food security, there still remains gap understanding the distinct factors affecting security within communities conservation zones of fragile Eastern Himalayas. This study seeks fill this by examining determining household among villagers Buxa Tiger Reserve, located eastern sub‐Himalayan region India, which characterized significant environmental socio‐economic challenges. Households were evaluated using Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) grouped into four levels: secure, mildly insecure, moderately severely insecure. The partial proportional odds model marginal effects estimated analyze various explanatory variables severity insecurity. results revealed that 28% households whereas 72% experienced varying degrees insecurity, majority falling (37.33%) (21.67%) insecure categories. Key influencing include age education head, landholding size, farming experience, dependency ratio, distance bank, livestock loss due leopard predation. Additionally, non‐farm income, social transfers, remittances significantly contribute improved security. These findings highlight urgent need targeted interventions enhance educational opportunities, diversify income sources, strengthen safety nets effectively address communities.

Language: Английский

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Assessing Urban Food Security Challenges in Gondar, Ethiopia: A Systematic Study on Household Vulnerability and Policy Implications

The Scientific World JOURNAL, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2025(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Food security is a paramount issue, particularly in developing nations like Ethiopia. Much of the existing research focuses on identifying factors and constraints households related to rural areas. However, little attention has been paid urban householders' food insecurity. To this end, study conducted Gondar evaluate household security, sampling 357 homes. Results revealed that 67% male-headed were secure 33% insecure, while 72% female-headed found insecure 28% secure. Tenants faced higher insecurity (77%) versus homeowners (12%). The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke model highlighted 53% incidence, 14% depth, 5.4% severity Tackling 15% calorie needs could eradicate it with proactive regional governance. Binary logistic modelling identified gender, homeownership, income, marital status, remittance, credit access as significant (p < 0.01). underscores need for tailored programs focusing stable pricing, housing, low-interest loans which are crucial addressing overcoming

Language: Английский

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Determinants of food insecurity and coping mechanisms in Offa district, Southern Ethiopia

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14, P. 100782 - 100782

Published: Sept. 16, 2023

Food is an essential requirement for human survival, growth, and health. Despite the fact that right to be free from hunger most fundamental can achieved, a substantial number of people worldwide experience food insecurity. This study examined factors influence household insecurity coping methods adopted by households during crises in Offa District southern Ethiopia. included 144 with three kebeles, interview schedule method was used collect data sampled houses. Descriptive statistics were describe characteristics techniques scarcity. Statistical methods, such as chi-square test t-test, compare food-secure food-insecure sampling relation explanatory variables. The Consumption Score (FCS) determine level caloric availability. Determinants identified using binary logit model. empirical model consisted 11 Off-farm income, educational family head, access credit, livestock ownership, dependence ratio, cultivated farm size, extension services, technology adoption found statistically significant determining Coping strategies households, limiting intake, borrowing money, rationing skipping meals have been discovered. Based on these findings, it suggested all pertinent bodies prioritize improving rural farmers' incomes, promoting encouraging basic education, off-farm non-farm employment opportunities, introducing development packages improve security households.

Language: Английский

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Assessing the Contribution of Smallholder Irrigation to Household Food Security in Zimbabwe

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 617 - 617

Published: April 16, 2024

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 seeks to end hunger and guarantee food nutrition security worldwide by 2030. Smallholder irrigation development remains a key strategy achieve SDG 2. This study assesses how smallholder contributes household in Mberengwa district, Zimbabwe. Primary data were gathered from randomly chosen sample of 444 farmers (344 irrigators 100 non-irrigators) using structured questionnaire. Microsoft Excel Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 27 software packages used analyse the data. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test, binary logistic regression performed. The t-test results show significant differences mean between non-irrigators size, dependency ratio, farming experience, farm income, expenditure share, livestock owned (p < 0.05). Irrigators had significantly higher area planted, yield, quantity sold maize during summer than Food Consumption Score that 97% 45% secure. Binary reveal association access, income In conclusion, access increases security. government its partners should prioritise investments development, expansion, rehabilitation.

Language: Английский

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Comparative analysis of household food security and its determinants among Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) beneficiary, graduated, and non-beneficiary in Northwestern Ethiopia

Cogent Economics & Finance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: April 30, 2024

This study aims to compare household food security and its determinants among PSNP beneficiary, graduated, non-beneficiary. Data was collected from 396 sample households using a structured questionnaire key informant interview. Binary Probit regression used analyse the of security. Household measured Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) Hunger (HHS). The found significant differences in graduated non-beneficiary both FIES HHS. mean raw scores HHS for were lower than beneficiary households. Graduated had highest percentage secure (67.4%), followed by (61.5%) (34.3%). binary probit model showed number clinic visits head only factor that negatively associated with all three groups. years benefited negative influence on households' Whereas livestock positive effect households, unlike dependency ratio. Livelihood zone, drought, credit security, while crop diversification determined Hence, findings suggest policymakers practitioners should focus improving access health care, limit duration participation, promote diversification, provide proper use training enhance

Language: Английский

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

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

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The strategies pursued by urban households to cope with food insecurity: Insights from selected towns in Southern Ethiopia

American Journal of Human Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(10)

Published: July 14, 2024

Abstract Introduction Food security has become a major global concern, particularly in urban areas where households are struggling to address the issue of basic necessities mainly food that crucially dictates human health. Overcoming these challenges will require effective management mechanisms inform policy interventions and enhance resilience at both local levels. Objectives This study aimed explore coping strategies (CS) pursued by Southern Ethiopia. Furthermore, focus is on how cope with insecurity using varies within households. Methods A household survey questionnaire was conducted cross‐sectional design, combining qualitative quantitative methods collect data. total 310 heads were targeted for required data acquisition with: The strategy index (CSI) capture people perceive threatens Results results indicate used top seven CS problem insecurity: limiting size portions mealtimes (83.9%), depending less expensive or seasonal foods (68.1%), reducing adult consumption (66.1%), amount consumed (65.8%), purchasing credit (60.3%), renting assets (54.8%), migrating members wage labor (53.5%). Conclusion Moreover, finding shows frequency response rated differently as never, rarely, sometimes, more than 4 times per week. Therefore, support programs vulnerable groups should be implemented ensure they receive adequate during wherein victims' health status imperatively bettered.

Language: Английский

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Determinants of the food insecurity at household level in Pakistan: A multilevel model approach

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(10), P. e0291343 - e0291343

Published: Oct. 5, 2023

Food insecurity is a major concern for the developing world and around 37% of population Pakistan food insecure. This paper utilizes Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) to assess prevalence identify their risk factors determinants at household level in Pakistan. study employs multi-level random coefficient model, using Panel Household Survey (PPHS-2010) dataset; representative data from 4,130 households. Factors like; income household, gender, education, size, land ownership, shocks allow incidence idiosyncratic (injuries and/or casualties) community level, which affects situation community, rather differently were included. The confirms statistically significant inverse relationship between income, head education with positive association inflation level. Specifically, increasing per capita declines (coefficient: -0.083, 1%) increases 0.058, 1% significance level). also reveals heterogeneity one percent district, levels. gender assets, shocks, injuries, inflationary pressure are important

Language: Английский

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Coping Strategies to Mitigate Food Insecurity at Household Level: Evidence From Urban Setting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 60

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain ability of households to acquire nutritionally adequate and safe foods in socially acceptable ways. There paucity empirical evidence on household food insecurity, level expenditure, coping strategies urban setting Ethiopia. The objective this paper examine insecure an area Addis Ababa, This study based data collected from 632 mothers interviewed 2017. Multi-stage sampling techniques were carried out identify unit selected sub-cites. From each sub-city, proportion population was applied obtain sample size. Simple random method used select districts sub-city. Multivariable logistic regression model factors associated with security status. most common response were: rely less preferred expensive foods, borrow food, money buy purchase credit. 3 times more likely help a relative friend outside [AOR = 2.37; 95% CI: (1.01, 5.53); P < .047] compared secure households. Similarly, approximately 4 limit portions at mealtimes 3.55; (1.36, 9.30); .010] Furthermore, no access bank microfinance savings account 2.62; 95%: (1.21, 5.66); .014] become those financial services. Households cheap lending cope settings Encouraging practice gardening, social protection through integrated national safety net programs, improving services would be vital address among country bring successful economic development.

Language: Английский

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