Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia
Despite significant progresses made as part of the 2030 sustainable development goals ambition, “zero hunger and malnutrition”, global food insecurity and malnutrition are rising. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with livestock-crop mixed farm households' food and nu...
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| description | Despite significant progresses made as part of the 2030 sustainable development goals ambition, “zero hunger and malnutrition”, global food insecurity and malnutrition are rising. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with livestock-crop mixed farm households' food and nutrition security outcomes in central and eastern Ethiopia. In order to achieve this objective, primary data collected from 410 households across five districts were used. Monthly food consumption expenditure per adult equivalent and food consumption score (FCS) were used to capture the multidimensional nature of food and nutrition security. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the key variables of interest while the econometric analysis was used to identify the factors associated with the household food and nutrition security outcomes. The finding reveals that 31.46% of the households had monthly food consumption expenditure below the food poverty line, while the average FCS was 59.34. The econometric models result reveals that educational level of the household head and access to extension services were positively associated with the probability of the household being food secure and the FCS. Also, total land owned was positively associated with the probability of the household being food secure, while family size was negatively associated with it. The finding further reveals that livestock size and off-farm and/or non-farm employment were positively associated with the FCS, while the age of the household and crop loss were negatively associated with it. Hence, the findings emanating from this study seem to suggest that policy makers and development partners interested in the reduction of food and nutrition insecurity may focus on the variables found to be significantly associated with the households’ food and nutrition security. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-673cd644e91c4316b7a0b6d2ae6929d32023-05-21T04:35:38ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432023-06-0112100556Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern EthiopiaBekele Wegi Feyisa0Jema Haji1Alisher Mirzabaev2School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, Haramaya, EthiopiaDepartment of Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research, (ZEF), University of Bonn, Genscherallee 3, D53115, Bonn, GermanyDespite significant progresses made as part of the 2030 sustainable development goals ambition, “zero hunger and malnutrition”, global food insecurity and malnutrition are rising. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with livestock-crop mixed farm households' food and nutrition security outcomes in central and eastern Ethiopia. In order to achieve this objective, primary data collected from 410 households across five districts were used. Monthly food consumption expenditure per adult equivalent and food consumption score (FCS) were used to capture the multidimensional nature of food and nutrition security. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the key variables of interest while the econometric analysis was used to identify the factors associated with the household food and nutrition security outcomes. The finding reveals that 31.46% of the households had monthly food consumption expenditure below the food poverty line, while the average FCS was 59.34. The econometric models result reveals that educational level of the household head and access to extension services were positively associated with the probability of the household being food secure and the FCS. Also, total land owned was positively associated with the probability of the household being food secure, while family size was negatively associated with it. The finding further reveals that livestock size and off-farm and/or non-farm employment were positively associated with the FCS, while the age of the household and crop loss were negatively associated with it. Hence, the findings emanating from this study seem to suggest that policy makers and development partners interested in the reduction of food and nutrition insecurity may focus on the variables found to be significantly associated with the households’ food and nutrition security.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154323000637Food securityNutrition securityLivestock-crop farmersFood consumption scoreEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Bekele Wegi Feyisa Jema Haji Alisher Mirzabaev Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia Journal of Agriculture and Food Research Food security Nutrition security Livestock-crop farmers Food consumption score Ethiopia |
| title | Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia |
| title_full | Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia |
| title_short | Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | determinants of food and nutrition security evidence from crop livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern ethiopia |
| topic | Food security Nutrition security Livestock-crop farmers Food consumption score Ethiopia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154323000637 |
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