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Food Security in Ethiopia: Review
International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences, 2019
Food security and nutrition is at the heart of Africa"s development agenda with greater commitment to ending hunger, achieving food security and advancing optimal nutrition for all Africans [2]. Food insecurity, a complex and multi-faceted phenomenon, is currently one of the international community"s main priorities, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Food insecurity in this region is most widespread in pockets of extreme poverty, particularly in rural areas; traditional agricultural or general economic interventions alone are unlikely to generate substantial improvements [3]. Majority of poor people in developing country live in rural areas where their livelihood and food security are dependent on agriculture. Studies indicated that agricultural productivity of rural people in many developing countries is decreasing due to overuse of natural resources, climate change, among others. As a result, it is reported that low level of per capita food production is a common challenge of the countries. Thus achieving food security requires aggregate availability of physical food supplies, access to food supplies and utilization of food to meet the specific dietary needs of households or individuals in the households [4].
Prevalence of food insecurity in Ethiopia
Prevalence of food insecurity in Ethiopia: Review of Literature , 2023
Food insecurity is a global public health problem that has been affecting every nation regardless of their developmental status. Ethiopia is a developing country with the highest population in East Africa, where the prevalence of food insecurity is above anywhere in the world. Findings of the review indicated that about 30 to 75% of its population; weather rural or urban has been food insecure. Various natural and man made factors attributed and determine its significance. Thus, it is recommended to take a multi-sectoral, research based innovative as well as synergetic action involving every stakeholder.
Food security and nutrition – the Ethiopian case for action
Public Health Nutrition, 2002
Objective: To assess the 1999-2000 food security situation and the food relief programmes in Ethiopia, and evaluate the need for a national food and nutrition policy. Design: A systematic search of data sources from the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the Ethiopian Central Statistical Authority, the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the bibliographic database Medline and direct contacts with associations, institutions and people concerned with food security in Ethiopia. Setting: Consultations to WFP Ethiopia. Results: Food availability was severely restricted due to recurrent disasters such as drought, flood, war and a lack of diversity of food items. Food accessibility was limited due to a weak subsistence-agriculture-based economy, depletion of assets, absence of income diversity and a lack of alternative coping mechanisms. Food intake adequacy was rarely achieved due to food shortages, improper diet and poor sanitary conditions. There was a lack of early warning data to monitor food security indicators. Food aid programmes did not meet the requirements for food quantities and composition, and faced major obstacles in logistics and targeting of the vulnerable population. Conclusions: Improvements in food security and the eradication of famine will require investment in sustainable projects. There is an immediate need for better planning and targeting of food aid and a national food security monitoring system. A national food and nutrition policy is recommended, focusing both on relief efforts and on underlying factors contributing to the famine.
Combating Malnutrition in Ethiopia
2011
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Article Review on Food Security Situation in Ethiopia
Dereje Seboka, 2024
Food security is a dynamic concept, which has continuously integrated new dimensions and levels of analysis over the years; this reflects the wider recognition of its complexities in research and public policy issues. Food security is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food insecurity occurs at individuals, households or nation level that has neither physical nor economical access to the nourishment they need. Food insecurity is an enduring, critical challenge in Ethiopia which is Africa’s second populous country after Nigeria. The 2015 El Niño drought is one of the strongest droughts that have been recorded in Ethiopian history were more than 27 million people became food insecure and total population of 18.1 million people require food assistance in 2016. As indicated by Africa Food Security and Hunger Multiple Indicator Scorecards, Ethiopia ranked first in having the highest number of people in state of undernourishment which is 32.1 million people in 2014. World Food Program found long-term effects of chronic malnutrition cost Ethiopia approximately 16.5 percent of its GDP in each year. The number of food insecure people in the country increasing from time to time; which was estimated to 2.9 million in 2014 and 4.5 million in August, 2015 and by the end of the same year this figure had more than doubled to 10.2 million food insecure people. Drought and land degradation, population pressure, instability and armed conflict are major sources of food security problems in Ethiopia. To cope with these problems Ethiopian people use sale of livestock, agricultural employment, and migration to other areas, requesting grain loans, sales of wood or charcoal, small scale trading and limiting size and frequency of meal as major coping mechanisms.
A Review of the Trends and Causes of Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
Food Science and Quality Management, 2020
The issue of ensuring food security has become the agenda of concern across all over the globe especially for low income countries with high population growth rate. So far, a number of efforts have been made by governmental and non-governmental organization to reduce food-insecurity problems in Ethiopia and moreover, a number of food security/insecurity targeted studies have been conducted under different geographical locations of Ethiopia. However, these studies do not provide overall picture of food security or insecurity status at national level over a period of time as they entirely focused on household level food security/insecurity aspects. Therefore, the main aim of this paper was to provide national level data on the status, dynamics and causes of food insecurity in Ethiopia based on official reports and empirical evidences. Results from review shows that, even if food insecurity in the country has shown declining trend, still the percentage of food insecure people (32.7%) is significant. The total food gap in the country is higher than that of other African countries. There are various sources and causes of food insecurity in Ethiopia. They include drought risk, environmental degradation, demographic pressure, rural-urban migration, and conflict. Moreover, household characteristics, limited asset ownership and access to institutional services, low participation in extension and other programs, and poor agricultural technology adoption are the other causes of food insecurity in Ethiopia. Benchmarking the compiled facts, it is possible to conclude that there still remains a number of efforts that should be made to improve food security status of food insecure people and enable them to have a better life through critically influencing four dimensions of food security both at micro and macro level.
Food Security Situation in Ethiopia: A Review Study
Food security is a dynamic concept, which has continuously integrated new dimensions and levels of analysis over the years; this reflects the wider recognition of its complexities in research and public policy issues. Food security is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food insecurity occurs at individuals, households or nation level that has neither physical nor economical access to the nourishment they need. Food insecurity is an enduring, critical challenge in Ethiopia which is Africa's second populous country after Nigeria. The 2015 El Niño drought is one of the strongest droughts that have been recorded in Ethiopian history were more than 27 million people became food insecure and total population of 18.1 million people require food assistance in 2016. As indicated by Africa Food Security and Hunger Multiple Indicator Scorecard, Ethiopia ranked first in having the highest number of people in state of undernourishment which is 32.1 million people in 2014. World Food Program found long-term effects of chronic malnutrition cost Ethiopia approximately 16.5 percent of its GDP in each year. The number of food insecure people in the country increasing from time to time; which was estimated to 2.9 million in 2014 and 4.5 million in August, 2015 and by the end of the same year this figure had more than doubled to 10.2 million food insecure people. Drought and land degradation, population pressure, instability and armed conflict are major sources of food security problems in Ethiopia. To cope with these problems Ethiopian people use sale of livestock, agricultural employment, and migration to other areas, requesting grain loans, sales of wood or charcoal, small scale trading and limiting size and frequency of meal as major coping mechanisms.
eed the Future Growth through Nutrition Activity: Improving the Nutritional Status of Women and Children in Ethiopia, 2023
Save the Children (SC) led the implementation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded $79 million, flagship six-year (2016-2023) Feed the Future (FTF) Ethiopia Growth through Nutrition Activity multisectoral project with six international partners and five local partners. Growth through Nutrition integrated agriculture, health, education and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions aiming to improve the nutritional status of women, adolescents, and children under five years of age while also reducing child stunting in the targeted 120 woredas in six regions of Ethiopia, including Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNPR), Oromia, Amhara, Sidama, South West Ethiopia Peoples’, and Tigray. The project worked closely to strengthen local ownership with the Government of Ethiopia across all levels, including federal, regional, zonal, woreda, and kebele levels and across multiple sectors, working in close coordination with the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Education, and Water, Irrigation, and Energy. Growth through Nutrition provided nutrition-specific interventions for more than 8.3 million children under five years and 1.2 million pregnant and lactating women, and nutrition-sensitive interventions to 38,889 most vulnerable households, reaching a total of approximately 28 million individuals either directly or indirectly.