Food Security and Poverty Monitoring: The Case of World Vision's Food Security Program and Rural Poverty Monitoring in Badawacho Woreda
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1998-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The government Jood security strategy was launched in 1996 in Eth iopia. However, poverty
reduction and Jood self-sufficiency have been dealt with through the country's development
program since 1989. NGO's have been actively involved in poverty eradicallon specially after
the 1984/85 drought and Jamine. But the overall outcome was very insignificant. This is mainly
attributed to two Jactors that can be cited as pre-requisite in Jood security and poverty
eradication intervention. First, treating Jood insecurity and poverty eradication requires
knowledge oJthe poor and the availability oJJood (level oJJood security) at the local level.
This can be cited as problem identification. Second, Jood insecurity and poverty eradication
need the right strategy that can ensure sustainable livelihoods and development which can be
mentioned as a solutionThe main objective oj this study is to measure poverty and assess the Jood security strategy oj
the government and the World Vision International/Ethiopia by employing both the conventional
rural household survey and participatory poverty assessment.
Using the traditional/local wealth ranking method, community representatives in the woreda
where the research was conducted{ie. the Badawacho woreda) tried to categorize households
in the Woreda into five parts and into two broad divisions (poor and non-poor and Jood deficit
and Jood secured). A Jood poverty line is drawn based on the income/expenditure data and using
the Foster, Greer and, There- beck poverty index, the three measures oj poverty (prevalence,
depth and intensity) were computed.
The final result shows that 73% oj the sample households are Jood deficit with different levels
oJJood availability that ranges from below 500 calories per capita per day to over 4.000
calories per capita per day. It was also Jound that 55% oj the households are below the poverty
line with 22% poverty gap and 11 % severity oj poverty. It was also Jound that grains contribute
79.71% oJthe available calories oJhouseholds while ensete contributes 7.25% oj the available
calories.
In Badawacho, Family size, livestock ownership, land size and off Jarm income are Jound to be
correlates oj poverty and explain 32.37% and 23.58% oj the variation in poverty among
households in dry and wet Weina dega agro climatic zones respectively. On the bases oj this
study the poor and Jood deficit households are relatively well-identified and any Jood security
and poverty eradication program carried out by NGOs should target the needy ones. This is
more important because the government national strategy could not able to tackle households/
individuals Jood security problem to that effect
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Rural Poverty Monitoring