Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify determinant factors and status of household food insecurity in Konso district. The study employed primary data collected from 203 households selected by using simple random sampling method. Binary logistic models and household calorie acquisition methods were employed to identify factors and categorize households into food secured and insecure. The survey result shows that in Konso district, about 80% households were found to be food insecure and majority households were mildly food insecure. The result of the binary logistic analysis showed that, of the twelve explanatory variables expected to determine household’s food insecurity in Konso district, only eight variables significantly determine household’s food insecurity situations both positively and negatively at 1%, 5% and 10% significance level. In the study area, farmland size, education level, off-farm income, livestock number and agro-ecology determine negatively and significantly household food insecurity. On the other hand, family size, dependency ratio and distance from market determine positively and significantly household food insecurity. To solve the food insecurity problem in a rural area like Konso, focus should be given to increase education level, off-farm income, livestock and equal focus is also important to reduce family size through a core rural development strategy.
Highlights
World hunger is on the rise, the estimated number of undernourished people increased from 777 million in 2015 to 815 million in 2016
In sub-Saharan Africa, the current rate of undernourishment is around 23 percent. As it is true in most Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, Ethiopia is currently facing food insecurity problems that are induced by environmental crises, demographic and socio-economic constraints, which adversely affect peoples’ production system
The result indicates that 80% of the households in the study area were food insecure and only 20% of households were food secure
Summary
World hunger is on the rise, the estimated number of undernourished people increased from 777 million in 2015 to 815 million in 2016. In sub-Saharan Africa, the current rate of undernourishment is around 23 percent. As it is true in most Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, Ethiopia is currently facing food insecurity problems that are induced by environmental crises, demographic and socio-economic constraints, which adversely affect peoples’ production system. This has resulted in agriculture being poor for several years to the extent that the country could not adequately feed its population from domestic production and prevailing both chronic and transitory food insecurity [4, 2]
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