This study is focused on factors affecting household food security in Gumay woreda, Jimma zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. The problem of food security is one the challenges that farmers in the study area deal with. The general objective of the study is to assess factors affecting households to food security in the study area. Both secondary and primary data were used for the study. The study was based on the survey of a total of 72 households randomly selected using three-stage sampling techniques; purposive sampling, stratified sampling and systematic sampling. Analytical tools used include descriptive statistics and econometrics model. The total household expenditure per adult equivalent is taken to compute proxy indicator of food security. The findings revealed that about 72.22% and 22.78% of farmers in the woreda were food secure and food insecure respectively. Logistic model analysis result showed age, cultivated land, improved seed, fertilizer and tropical livestock units were the major factors positively and significantly influence food security status. The findings suggest the following set of policy recommendation. Identifying and understanding factors that are responsible for household’s food security status and its determinants is important to combat food security problems at the household level. The study findings suggest that in selecting priority intervention areas, the food security strategy should consider statistically significant variables as the most important areas.
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Debeli Chala Biyena, Hailu Wondu, Befkadu Mewded. (2021). Factors Affecting Household Food Security in Gumay Woreda of Jimma Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia. International Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 9(3), 85-93. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijebo.20210903.16
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