Abstract
Understanding the major causes of food insecurity is important for interventions aiming at minimizing food insecurity. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the status of food insecurity of pastoral and agro-pastoral households of Seba Boru Woreda Guji Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. In order to achieve these objectives, 112 respondents’ agro pastoralists were selected from 2 kebeles (the smallest administrative unit). To this end, both probabilities (stratified, systematic and random) and non-probability (purposive) sampling techniques were employed. Primary and secondary data were collected from various sources. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics like mean standard deviation, percentage and frequency distributions. Univariate analysis such as t-test and chi-square (χ2) were also used to describe the characteristics of food secured and food insecure groups. The survey result shows that about 60 (53.7 %) of sample respondents were food insecure while only 52 (46.3 %) were food secure. As per a binary logistic model regression, four variables such as family size, land, income, and extension service were significant at 10 % probability levels. Finally, limiting population size through integrated health and education service, intensification of agriculture through extension service by strengthening PTC (pastoral training center), are some to recommend to curb food insecurity in the area
Highlights
Lack of food is a more pervasive and persistent problem in Africa than in any other continent today
The result indicates that dependency ratio in the study area is nearly 2, meaning that one economically active household member is responsible for another member in addition to him/herself
The average age of the sample household is about 38 and 37 years for food secured and insecure groups, respectively, implying that they are in the middle of economically active population which is suitable for farm activities
Summary
Lack of food is a more pervasive and persistent problem in Africa than in any other continent today. The result shows that there is a significant variation in terms of the proportion of households obtaining their daily meals between the two groups at a time of difficulty (chi2 = 6.973, which is significant at 5 %) for adult household members while there is no significant difference for children of both groups.
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