Review on Determinants and Challenges of Household Food Security in Ethiopia

Abstract

The issue of food security is a major concern and a top priority area for Ethiopia. Food security is a relative term that refers to the fact that all people have access to enough food to enable them to live an active, productive, and healthy life. Households are considered to be food secure when they produce enough staple food to meet their daily needs or when they have sufficient income to purchase food from the market. Like many developing countries, the highland farmers in Ethiopia mainly rely on subsistence agriculture and are often affected by food insecurity. The main objective of the paper is to review the determinants of households’ food security in Ethiopia.