The impact of watershed on household food security: A comparative analysis

Autor: Temesgen Argaw Naji, Meskerem Abi Teka, Esubalew Abate Alemu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 100954- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-1543
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100954
Popis: Watersheds provide a substantial contribution to household food security. The study investigates whether watershed development and management practices (WDMP) can help with food security challenges, and it compares the impact of WDMP on household food security status among practitioners and non-practitioners in the central highlands of Ethiopia and identified the determinants factors. The study employed a mixed research design with a cross-sectional approach. Household Dietary Diversity Score and Household Food Insecurity Access Scale were used to estimate households' food security status and An Ordered logit econometric model was applied to identify determinant factors. The study resulted in 44.65 % of non-practitioners and 18.30 % of practitioners had a low level of dietary diversity; whereas, 43.40 % of non-practitioners and 38.56 % of practitioners were severely food insecure. The household head's age, the number of laborers, income, livestock size, and agricultural land size highly determined the food security status of households. The HDDS and HFIAS findings reveal a statistically significant difference between WDM practitioners and non-practitioners. Therefore stakeholders must stress the promotion of WDMP to achieve food security.
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