Food security and nutrition – the Ethiopian case for action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15090147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dorit Nitzan Kaluski, Dorit Nitzan (0000-0002-4280-2939, Israel Ministry of Health, corresponding author), Einat Ophir (United States Public Health Service), Tilahun Amede (0000-0001-7777-634X) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 373-381 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1079/phn2001313 |
| PMID | 12003647 |
| OpenAlex | W2107971279 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
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 Central Statistical Authority, the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the bibliographic database Medline and direct contacts with associations, institutions and people concerned with food security in Ethiopia. Setting: Consultations to WFP Ethiopia. Results: Food availability was severely restricted due to recurrent disasters such as drought, flood, war and a lack of diversity of food items. Food accessibility was limited due to a weak subsistence-agriculture-based economy, depletion of assets, absence of income diversity and a lack of alternative coping mechanisms. Food intake adequacy was rarely achieved due to food shortages, improper diet and poor sanitary conditions. There was a lack of early warning data to monitor food security indicators. Food aid programmes did not meet the requirements for food quantities and composition, and faced major obstacles in logistics and targeting of the vulnerable population. Conclusions: Improvements in food security and the eradication of famine will require investment in sustainable projects. There is an immediate need for better planning and targeting of food aid and a national food security monitoring system. A national food and nutrition policy is recommended, focusing both on relief efforts and on underlying factors contributing to the famine
Action (physics · Agriculture · Environmental health · Food security · Geography · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health and Conflict Studies · Medicine
Bibliography of papers from studies undertaken in Africa and published in Public Health Nutrition, 1998 to date
Assessment of the WHO Stunting Framework using Ethiopia as a case study
Determinants of fertility in rural Ethiopia
Surviving childhood in India and Ethiopia
Studies on the nutritional status of children aged 0–5 years in a drought-affected desert area of western Rajasthan, India
Food insecurity, childhood illness and maternal emotional distress in Ethiopia
Studies on the nutritional status of children aged 0–5 years in a drought-affected desert area of western Rajasthan, India
Food beliefs and practices among the Kalenjin pregnant women in rural Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Gender bias in the food insecurity experience of Ethiopian adolescents
Indicadores nutricionais e políticas públicas
The Prevalence of Gender-based Violence and Harmful Traditional Practices against Women in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia
| Citations per year | 0.48 |
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| Citation span | 2003 - 2020 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |