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 ...
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Third World Quarterly, 2019, 40, 9, pp 1613-1633
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
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
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.
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,
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
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
Ethiopia has experienced more than five major droughts in the past three decades, leading to high dependency on international food aids. Nevertheless, studies indicate that asset depletion has not been prevented; neither did food insecurity diminish. Since 2004/5, the Productive Safety Net...
Author(s)
Azadi, H.; Rudder, F. de; Vlassenroot, K.; Nega, F.; Nyssen, J.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Sustainability, 2017, 9, 10, pp 1716
Ethiopia is one of the most populated countries in Africa. Agriculture employs over 70% of the population. It is dominated by small-scale farmers who practice rain-fed mixed farming by using traditional technology, adopting a low input and low output production system. As a result, it is vulnerable ...
Publisher
Nan Yang Academy of Sciences Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Citation
Research on World Agricultural Economy, 2022, 3, 2,
East Africa experiences chronic food insecurity, with levels varying from year-to-year across the region. Given that much can be done to prevent this level of suffering before it happens, humanitarian agencies monitor early indicators of food insecurity to trigger early action. Forecasts of total...
Author(s)
Perez, E. C. de; Aalst, M. van; Choularton, R.; Hurk, B. van den; Mason, S.; Nissan, H.; Schwager, S.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2019, 11, 1, pp 57-68