As a result, ethiopia is among the few countries in subsaharan africa ssa on track to meet nearly all mdg targets. Critical factors hampering agricultural productivity in. The ethiopian government established a disaster prevention and preparedness commission and formulated a national policy for disaster prevention and preparedness, as well as a food security strategy. Food security, in ethiopian context, is an entitlement or access to balanced food basket of 550 to 800 kg wheat equivalent per capita per year, or 2,200 to 2500 kcal per day or cash equivalent of that fdre, 1996. Ethiopia trade policies that are stimulating the private sector. In response to how agricultural shocks affect the level of food security at household level, the sound policy formulation with a view to reducing the.
Global agriculture and food security program draft application 8. Introduction this study is based on a short field research on ethiopian food security, in particular on the food reserve schemes and various stakeholders involved therein government e. Specifically to, generate baseline information on individual level food consumption patterns of vulnerable. The government policy objective is to increase the quantity and quality of food available and accessible in order to ensure that all kenyans have an adequate, diverse and healthy diet. The psnp is a major component of government of ethiopias food security program and plays a critical role in building the resilience capacity of chronically food insecure communities to drought and other shocks.
National policy principles and objectives ethiopia. The pooled data for this study were obtained from the. Dear sir i want biodiversity policy of ethiopia doc. The comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis cfsva is aims to explore the state of food and nutrition insecurity, identify the most. The government has put in place a national policy and countrywide programme for the whole population to control and reduce the spread of the disease. Dear abrish,may you send the national ict policy please. Food security has been defined as all people, at all time, having physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The psnp is a major component of government of ethiopia s food security program and plays a critical role in building the resilience capacity of chronically food insecure communities to drought and other shocks.
Ethiopia has made significant progress on food security and nutrition although challenges remain. Pdf agriculture, food insecurity and agricultural policy. A total of 670 ginii groups have been functional in 52 aps. Political economy of food price policy in ethiopia. The project brings together international, regional, and countrylevel data, news, and research aimed at meeting countries immediate food security needs. The main objective of this survey was to investigate the food consumption pattern of the ethiopian population in order to provide evidencebased information for national food fortification programs.
Key in ensuring food and nutritional security and enhancing export earnings in ethiopia. In this regard, ethiopias security policy and strategy posits that. Agricultural growth program activity approval document 12. Records shows that before the past 2 3 decades in a worst years millions of people in the drought prone areas of the. State with an ambitious vision, commitment, and strong sense of policy ownership. The relation bn economic growth and food insecurity. Hivaids is a formidable challenge to the pursuit of food security in ethiopia as it reduces and debilitates the productive population and society as a whole.
Though agriculture is obstructed by a number of both endogenous and exogenous problems, it is the dominant generator of means of livelihoods for the majority of people in the least developing countries like ethiopia. Contribution of small ruminants to food security for. They noted that what constitute target consumption is being referred to as two central issued of a countrys food policy. The food security portal, facilitated by ifpri, aims to provide improved food security for the worlds poor and increased resilience of global food systems against food and financial crises. Ethiopia is one of the most foodinsecure and famine affected countries. And to put it in perspective, in 2007 the united states had enough food supplies to support more than 3,700 kcals per capita. The government of ethiopias productive safety net program psnp is one of the largest safety net programs in the world. Household food security is the application of this concept to the family level, with individuals within households as the.
Ethiopia comprehensive food security and vulnerability. To dig deeper into the issue of food aid reform, the trip included visits to an emergency food distribution center in dire dawa and an innovative agriculture program in awassa that is. Food security refers to access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life world bank 1986. Global food security strategy gfss ethiopia country plan. Review of literature on ethiopian food security strategy. Food security policy in ethiopia started during the monarchy government. The food security programee fsp was expected to complement the emergency system which still addressed the transitory food insecure population, while at the same time it was aimed at shifting millions of people out of the emergency relief programme, and also enabling them to graduate out of the safety net and into sustainable food security.
Food security programfsp fsp is a special arrangement, which focuses on addressing vulnerability, which exists in different parts of the country. The food security strategy, whose implementation has begun, is meant to break the complex problems to close the food gap and ensure food security. Consumption of chicken in respect to the ethiopian people has very cultural practices, that is, the preparation process of the national dish, doro wat, has strict traditional guidelines and gendered roles. Agriculture, food insecurity and agricultural policy in ethiopia belete, a. Building on gtp i, gtp ii aims to transform ethiopia into an industrialised middleincome country by 2025. The aim of this study is to look at the status of food security and to identify its determinants in the rural ethiopia. However, previous ethiopian governments, particularly the derge regime, followed an adversarial and oppressive domestic and foreign policy to distract the ethiopian people from domestic problems and which inflamed the hostile relationship between the two countries. Education shall be provided in a manner that is free from any religious influence, political partisanship or cultural prejudices. It should be borne in mind that, throughout ethiopian history, the peasant world is more susceptible to food insecurity, famine or lowagricultural out put by the subsistence production system. Food security is defined, according to the world food summit of 1996, as existing when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. National policies and strategies ethiopian legal brief. This commonly refers to people having physical and economic access to food that meets both their nutritional needs and food preferences.
Such food security policy increase more dependency of the household rather than selfsufficient by them. The country faces numerous development challenges that exacerbate its vulnerability to climate change, including high levels of food insecurity and ongoing conflicts over natural resources. This section provides a brief overview of the current food security and nutrition context in which usg investments are being made. It is commonly argued that ethiopia has made little progress in advancing food security, or that its policies and initiatives are unlikely to achieve this goal cafer et al. Ethiopian strategic investment framework for sustainable land management. The ethiopian governments development policy emphasizes agricultural sector development led industrialization.
Country food security and nutrition associated features. Pdf a significant amount of research has been conducted on food security in. Ethiopias great progress is a result of the countrys strategy of ambitious policy commitments and supportive programs around agricultural development. National food and nutrition security policy national food and nutrition security policy 6. In addition, the emergency food security reserve and the new coalition for food security programme were established towards the end of 2003 in. A discussion paper for dfid institute of development studies. Current and future policy 3 public policy has a clear and unique purpose 4. On september 18th and 19th 2019, the ethiopian veterinary association, convened its yearly awaited conference for the 33rd times on a theme livestock development. The food security strategy has two major approaches towards achieving food security in ethiopia.
One of the components of ethiopias food security policy is economic growth where the focus is in fact on agricultural income growth. Cuisine may vary from region to region but regardless of their religion, ethiopian women learn the ritualized process of making this traditional dish as a rite of passage natasha. An analysis of food consumption patterns is essential to understanding and projecting domestic demand for agricultural products, as well as for the development of national policies to promote food security. To the extent the countrys resources permit, policies shall aim to provide all ethiopians access to public health and education, clean water, housing, food and social security. Food consumption patterns in ethiopia are diverse, and, unlike in many other countries, no single crop dominates the national food basket. Until 2003, most of the food security policy in ethiopia was based on relief and emergency service. Food security is a dynamic concept, which has continuously integrated new dimensions and levels of analysis over the years. The government of ethiopia s productive safety net program psnp is one of the largest safety net programs in the world.
Additional contributing authors from the ethiopia food systems for. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the status of food security in. According to tom lavers food security and social protection in highland ethiopia. Today, ethiopia faces high levels of food insecurity. Ethiopia, home to 90 million people, is one of the worlds most droughtprone countries. The ethiopian military was built the wrong way when the. The ethiopian military is an institution that is by nature secretive and difficult to access for outsiders. Ha cultivated food crop area 12 million hectares rural farm family house hold 14.