The Determinants of Household Food Insecurity in Rural Areas: (In Case of Amhara Region East Gojjam Bichena District)

Derese Simegnew Alehegn

doi:10.7176/jaas/67-01

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Improving food security was closely related with the elimination and reduction of poverty at local and individual level. Most of the rural household in Bichena district were suffered by food insecurity therefore this study would be investigate to the problem of food insecurity in the study area through using extend primary data. The descriptive and Logistic regression model was employed and estimate based on the primary data collected from 94 representative sampled rural households of the study area. Among the explanatory variables age of the head, level of education, status of technology adaption, ceremonial expense and accessibility of credit service found to be statically significant factor which influence the rural house hold food insecurity. Therefore, the policy which creates affordable micro and small credit institution, expand adult and formal education and expand rural infrastructure believed to minimize the rural food insecurity problems. Keywords : Rural food insecurity, Bichena District, Logistic regression DOI: 10.7176/JAAS/67-01 Publication date: August 31 st 2020

Highlights

People need access of enough food at all times for an active and healthy life
Rising food price contributed to significance in food insecurity worldwide among poorer nation
The food insecurity issues in Ethiopia should be viewed at different level, such as national, regional, household and intra-household level

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The world food situation has never been better, yet more than 700 million people in the developing world did not have access to sufficient food to lead healthy and productive live, more than 180 million children are under weight, diseases of hanger and malnutrition’s are wide spread (M.L. Narasaiah, 2005). Rising food price contributed to significance in food insecurity worldwide among poorer nation. At household level increasing food price have the greatest effects of on the poor and food insecure population who spends 50 to 60% or more their income on food (USAID, 2009). Increased food price continue to negatively affect access for significant number of low income vulnerable population; Contributing ongoing food emergencies in 31 countries worldwide, including 20 African Countries (USAID, 2009)

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