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Food security
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Author | Stifel, David Hassen, Ibrahim Worku |
| Organization | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division |
| Organization | IFPRI - Ethiopia Strategy Support Program |
| Spatial Coverage | Ethiopia [ET] |
| Description | Chapter 10, “Food Security,” describes the evolution of poverty and food security between 2010/2011 and 2015/2016 and examines the seasonality of food insecurity. Household survey data from 2016 show that Ethiopia continues to face high levels of food insecurity: daily energy consumption is low (3,055 kilocalories per adult on average), and diet quality is poor (starchy staples account for 71.6 percent of calories). There has been relatively little change in the composition of diets between 2011 and 2016, although the diets of the poorest half of the population (especially in rural areas) improved slightly with less reliance on starchy staples and greater dietary diversity. The authors find substantial seasonal patterns, however, with marked variations in energy (calorie) consumption, which is highest in postharvest periods. Regression analysis using the 2015/2016 data reveals that that average energy intake is positively associated with total household expenditure and productive farm |
| Sponsorship | United States Agency for International Development European Union Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/472cd172-7e9e-47df-997f-5e333ee76741 |
| File Format | |
| DOI | 10.2499/9780896296916_10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2020-09-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Data Gender Urban Areas Households Cereals Malnutrition Nutrition Agrifood Systems Food Security Diet Quality Food Consumption Diet Rural Areas Seasonality Food Intake |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
