NDLI: A Review of Food Security in Ethiopia from the Perspective of Human Rights-Based Approaches

Content Provider	African Journals Online (AJOL)
Author	Gizachew Animaw Mekete Bekele Messay Mulugeta Meskerem Abi
Abstract	Ethiopia, the second-most populous country in Africa following Nigeria, exhibits a rapidly expanding economy, marked by a growth rate of 6.06% in Fiscal Year 2020/21. However, it is still one of the world's most food-insecure countries, and a significant number of its population suffers from hunger and malnutrition. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) score for the year 2022 rises rapidly to 27.6, signifying a severe and critical state of hunger and malnutrition. To address this problem, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has already launched the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP), the largest social safety net programme on the African continent. The programme has significantly reduced drought impacts by 57% while simultaneously lowering the national poverty rate by 2%. However, its effectiveness in both rural and urban areas has been hampered by the incomplete adoption and application of the human rights based approaches (HRBAs). This article presents a rigorous critical review of Ethiopia's food security endeavours through the productive safety net programme, delving into the intricate ramifications of the country's food security challenges being exacerbated by the incomplete integration of rights-based approaches. The assessment used a systematic literature review and identified a considerable number of challenges in the operational implementation of the productive safety net programme, including biassed area selection, exclusion of vulnerable individuals, weakened institutional connections, gender bias, and limited community participation. These challenges are believed to stem from the absence of rights-centred approaches. Furthermore, the absence of adequate legislative and judicial tools to enforce the right to food has exacerbated the country's food insecurity crisis.
Ending Page	92
Starting Page	70
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18104487
e-ISSN	2520582X
Journal	Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	19
Language	English
Publisher Date	2024-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Humanities Ethiopia, rights based approaches, food insecurity
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities

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