Determinants of Household Food Security in Doyogena woreda, Kambata Tembaro Zone, South Nation Nationalities and People Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Currently, food security issues become one of the serious concerns and top priority areas for developing countries. Having a clear picture of food security status and its major determinants helps policymakers and planners devise new policies that enhance food security. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the status of food security in the study area, to identify the major determinants of food security among the rural household, and to identify different food security status groups to cope with food insecurity. Farm households reported having employed different coping strategies including consuming less preferred food staples, selling productive equipment and livestock, and migrating to other places in search of food and job. The finding of this study ensured that rural households are highly diverse and Policymakers need to reflect on the most suitable ways of supporting this diversity. Any attempt to intervene in the community needs to target specific groups of societies such as female-headed households, wage workers, petty traders, food insecure, and the poor.