Abstract
BackgroundDespite several efforts made so far to improve the overall food insecurity situation, the challenge is still a major problem in Ethiopia since a long time ago. Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine the food insecurity situation and identify the determinants among the rural households of Boset district. To this end, 397 household heads were selected through systematic sampling technique from six sample kebeles. In addition, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and personal observations were also used to supplement the survey data. Then, the food insecurity status of households was measured with a suite of indicators.ResultsThe results revealed that 26.5%, 21.7%, and 41.3% of respondents were highly food insecure through Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, and Household Dietary Diversity Score, respectively. On top of these, 56.9%, 46.1%, and 64.0% of the respondents did not have access to water supply, not owned latrine, and dispose waste in an unsafe way, respectively. Furthermore, results from the inferential statistics showed that educational status, farmland size, total annual income, distance from health facilities, and the availability of supporting organizations were positively associated with household food security situation, while access to irrigable land, frequent drought, distance to input/output markets, and distance to road transport were negatively associated.ConclusionFrom the study findings it can be observed that all the dimensions of food (in)security should be focused for effective intervention. More specifically, those determinants with both positive and negative associations with food security may deserve the attention of the local authorities. Similarly, there is a need for a reorientation of an approach which is beyond a quick and simple fix. Besides, an integration of efforts between different sectors at both local and national levels is sought to bring a lasting solution to food insecurity.
Highlights
Despite several efforts made so far to improve the overall food insecurity situation, the challenge is still a major problem in Ethiopia since a long time ago
Food insecurity as measured by Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP) The availability dimension of the food insecurity of the respondents as measured by the MAHFP indicates that only 8.3% of them were least food insecure, 65.2% moderately food insecure, and 26.5% most food insecure
Food insecurity as measured by Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) The results of the finding on the HDDS show respondents were found to have consumed an average of 6 food groups with a standard deviation of 1.53
Summary
Despite several efforts made so far to improve the overall food insecurity situation, the challenge is still a major problem in Ethiopia since a long time ago. The purpose of this study is to examine the food insecurity situation and identify the determinants among the rural households of Boset district. In our today’s time, one can observe our world’s population living in a situation where there are serious strains To this end, it was illustrated that “a threefold challenge faces the world: match. Commercial food import and food aid have been accounting for a significant proportion of the total food supply in the country [8] Due to such high dependence on food import, Ethiopia was identified as vulnerable to uncertainties of food import from the international market [9]. It was confirmed that, despite the attempts made to improve the food security situation, the actual number of people exposed to food shortages in Ethiopia has remained significantly high [10]
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