Food Insecurity and its Determinants in Rural Households in Amhara Region
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2007-02
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Abstract
The main objective of the study is to identify the problem of food insecurity and its
determinants in rural households of the' Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. The
necessary data were generated from the secondary data of Household Income . .
Consumption and Expenditure (HICE) and welfare Monitoring (MW) surveys conducted
by central statically agency (CSA) in the year 1999/00. The data generated from all the
1740 rural households of the Amhara Region who were participated in both surveys was
usd as secondary data in this thesis research. The data analysis techniques involved both
descriptive and econometric analyses. The specific statistic used includes percentage,
mean, and standard deviation in the descriptive statistics and to bit model of regression ill
the econometric analysis .
The' results of the study revealed that the rural households in the Amhara regional state of
Eihiopia are food insecure. It was checked by using recommended minimum caloric
requirement ( i. e., 2200 keal). Based on the results about 56 percent of the Amhara rural
households are food insecure. They could not cover the required minimum daily calore
from the income generated from their agriculture as well as other activities on which their
Participation was found to be low and livestock possession as it has a problem of both
Quality and quantity moreover, the profile of the Amhara rural households was found to
be more devising literacy is more pervasive and accounts for 79.5 percent (1383) of
the households heads. In genera l, households with large family size, illiterate and old
households heads are more likely to be food insecure than those with smaller family size.
educated and younger household heads. Moreover the empirical analysis reveal that
household size, education, agricultural income, and share of food in total expenditure.
participation in off-farm activities, and livestock possession found to be signs facet and
Have the expected sign. Although the ownership of livestock has an impact on the food
Insecurity of rural households it could not ripe anything because of lower quality and
quantity of the possess ion . The study concluded that natural factors, demographic and
socio-economic factors such as large family size, high dependency ratio, low level of
agriculture production. Low level of livestock wealth, low participation in off-form
activities and so on farming are among the factors that increase the odds of loud
insecurity.
Policy implication or the study include: population policy should be implemented
effectively: off-farm employment should be enhanced; promotion of livestock and
encased agriculturalproductivity through different ways should be implemented; and
the development of small-sale integration should be given a priority.
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Determinants, Region