Issues of Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies: The Case Hababo Guduru District,Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

The main objectives of the study were to assess the food security status, to identify major factors that determine food security, and to identify the coping strategy used by vulnerable households of HababoGuduru by employing simple descriptive statistics. In this study, a multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select sample households. 60 households were selected from two selected kebeles. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from primary and secondary sources to identify important variables that were assumed to affect household food security. Household calorie acquisition was used to analyze the state of household food security. Food insecure households reported having employed different coping strategies including eating less preferred, limiting the size and frequency of meals eaten per day. Increased food prices, household income, Sex of household head, educational status of the household head, dependency ratio, and market distance are some independent predictors of food insecurity in this area. Thus, designing and implementing development interventions concerning the above potential variables are crucial to enhance sustainable food security in the study area. Keywords: Challenges, Determinants, Food insecurity, Food security, Household DOI: 10.7176/FSQM/115-01 Publication date: May 31 st 2022