DETERMINANTS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INSECURITY IN THE CASE OFCHEHA WOREDA

Abstract

Improving food security in Cheha woreda closely related with the elimination and reduction of poverty at woreda and individual level. Some of the rural household in Cheha woreda is suffer by food insecurity. Therefore, this study was investigated the determinants of food insecurity in the study area through using extended primary data. The main objective of this study is to identify the main determinants of food insecurity rural household using a probit regression procedure. Descriptive statistical like mean, standard deviation, percentage, and frequency distribution and Probit model was used to address the objectives of the study. The result of the econometric analysis using probit model confirmed that age, ceremonial exp, and land size negatively and significantly but TLU is positively and significantly. The study regarding data requires collecting reliable information regarding food insecurity; data was collected from both primary and secondary data source. The primary data was collected from the rural household is 100 in Cheha rural kebeles through structured questionnaires and interview. Regarding secondary data was collected from different research papers that have do on food insecurity and also was collected from relevant institution such as Cheha woreda agriculture and rural development and Disaster prevention and preparedness commission office as well as published and un published data sources. A simple random sampling method will employed to select the sampling units. The main significant of this study is creating awareness to the rural household .In addition to these, the study is forward the concrete recommendation, which implies helping to improve food insecurity through basic policy implication and the participation of the rural household.