Analysis of government roles in empowering rural women in food security in Ethiopia: The case of Walmara District

Abdisa Olkeba, Paulos Gutema and Degefa Tolossa

Community Development, 2025, vol. 56, issue 4, 602-623

Abstract: This paper investigates government roles in empowering rural women to ensure food security in Ethiopia, Walmara District. We used a quantitative method with a descriptive research design. The data were collected from 335 households selected systematically from the District. We employed the rural women’s composite empowerment index to measure women’s empowerment in food security. We used the probit model to investigate it. The finding shows that women’s empowerment in food security in the study area is 64.78%. The probit result reveals that resource utilization, which contributes the highest, increases the probability of women’s empowerment in food security by 62.7% followed by women’s awareness creation. It concludes that to improve women’s empowerment in food security, comprehensive strategies like policy support, and resource management are paramount. It recommends that the Ethiopian government should work to ensure a more resilient and sustainable agricultural system that significantly increases food security via women’s empowerment.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2025.2504343

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