Food Insecurity and Its Determinants in Southern Ethiopia, In Case of Kecha Birra District, Kambata Zone, Ethiopia

Abstract

The study examined food insecurity and its determinants in Southern Ethiopia, Kecha Birra district. This study was designed to assess food insecurity and its determinants Kecha Birra district using cross sectional survey data gathered in 2019/20 from a sample of 99 were conducted. To assess food insecurity and its determinants both descriptive and econometrics analysis were used. The data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean, percentage, pie chart, bar graph, t-test and chi-square were used. Binary logistic regression model was employed to determine factors that influence food insecurity in southern Ethiopia. Results of the study showed that the income of household head, education level of household head, sex of household head, age of household head, access to credit, marital status and household size were found to significantly influence food insecurity. The findings of the study revealed that most of the households were food insecure through the use of HFIAS measurement. These foods in secured households could not cover the required their daily food. The study recommends that any effort in income diversification opportunities in rural area through off farm activities, education, training and extension service and improve livestock productivity could help to enhance household food security in the study area.

Keywords: Food, Food insecurity, Logistic regression, Kecha Birra District, Ethiopia

DOI: 10.7176/FSQM/106-04

Publication date:March 31^st 2021