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A human rights approach to food security seeks to empower vulnerable groups to claim their rights. It also reinforces a government's obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the right to food. Furthermore, it encourages the integration of the right to food into the design and implementation of ...

Author(s)
Tura, H. A.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Third World Quarterly, 2019, 40, 9, pp 1613-1633
Abstract

In Ethiopia, food security and vulnerability assessments have traditionally focused on rural areas. Recently, the issue of urban food security has been attracting attention in global policy debates. However, limited studies are found in the study areas that link food insecurity with major food...

Author(s)
Amare Molla Dinku; Tefera Chane Mekonnen; Getachew Shumye Adilu
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Heliyon, 2023, 9, 3,
Abstract

Objective: To assess the 1999-2000 food security situation and the food relief programmes in Ethiopia, and evaluate the need for a national food and nutrition policy. Design: A systematic search of data sources from the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the Ethiopian ...

Author(s)
Kaluski, D. N.; Einat Ophir; Amede, T.
Publisher
CAB International, Wallingford, UK
Citation
Public Health Nutrition, 2002, 5, 3, pp 373-381
Abstract

We identify the impact of emergency food aid programs after the 2002 drought in rural Ethiopia on future welfare. Based on a difference-in-differences matching estimator, participation in food-for-work increases growth in total consumption and food consumption eighteen months after the drought....

Author(s)
Gilligan, D. O.; Hoddinott, J.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Boston, USA
Citation
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 89, 2, pp 225-242
Abstract

This annual report chronicles the activities of the World Food Programme (WFP) during 2008, including their life-saving food and nutrition assistance to the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar; to the victims of 4 storms in Haiti; to the people affected by hunger due to conflicts and crises in...

Publisher
World Food Programme, Rome, Italy
Citation
Annual Report - World Food Programme 2009, 2009, pp 52 pp.
Abstract

In Ethiopia, particularly in Hadiya Zone, rural households combine diverse portfolios of activities in their pursuit of improving food security. The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of diversifying livelihoods on the food security of rural households in the southern region of...

Author(s)
Ulisido, A. A.; Eneye, A.
Publisher
STM Journals, Noida, India
Citation
Research & Reviews: Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2023, 12, 1, pp 44-49
Abstract

We document trends in food security up to one full year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in four African countries. Using household-level data collected by the World Bank, we highlight differences over time amid the pandemic, between rural and urban areas, and between female-headed and...

Author(s)
Rudin-Rush, L.; Michler, J. D.; Josephson, A.; Bloem, J. R.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Food Policy, 2022, 111,
Abstract

The green famine belt of Ethiopia is customarily viewed as food secure area only due to relatively adequate rainfall and green vegetation cover. In contrast, this paper argues and shows that the food insecurity condition termed as "green famine" has always existed in the belt. Accordingly, the...

Author(s)
Guyu Ferede; Muluneh Wolde-Tsadik
Publisher
Academic Journals, Lagos, Nigeria
Citation
African Journal of Food Science, 2018, 12, 3, pp 54-62
Abstract

Despite concerted efforts, achieving the goal of universal food security remains challenging. Food security interventions occur at different levels of systemic depth. Some interventions target visible supply-side gaps, while others focus on deeper systemic problems in the food system. Here, we used ...

Author(s)
Jiren, T. S.; Riechers, M.; Bergsten, A.; Fischer, J.
Publisher
Springer-Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Sustainability Science, 2021, 16, 3, pp 767-779
AbstractFull Text

Land degradation, food and tenure insecurity are significant problems in the northern highlands of Ethiopia, particularly in the region known as the country's famine corridor. Addressing these twine issues in the region has become a focal point for both local and international organizations,...

Author(s)
Tesfaye, B.; Lengoiboni, M.; Zevenbergen, J.; Simane, B.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Foods, 2023, 12, 18,

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