Farmers’ food insecurity coping strategies in the Sidama region of southern Ethiopia

Gezahegn Abebe

Development in Practice, 2021, vol. 31, issue 5, 619-635

Abstract: The article provides evidence of farmers’ food insecurity coping strategies using interviews and household questionnaire methods. Data show that 28% in the Fero-two Peasant Association (PA) and 24% in the Hanja-Chafa PA were severely food insecure. In the respective places 26% and 37% were moderately food insecure and 46% and 40% were food secure. Farmers adopted different consumption-related and other coping strategies to food insecurity originating from social, economic, political, and environmental factors. The findings suggest that policymakers should consider the local features of a given place in designing place-specific policy interventions and resilient adaptation strategies to achieve long-term food security.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2021.1907537

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