Ethiopia food insecurity strategies

Location

Ethiopia is located on the African Horn, in East Africa

it is landlocked and depends on neighbooring countri’s ports such as Djibouti for food imports

Why is ethipia vulnerable

Ethiopia is vulnerable because it is located in a region that is prone to:

• droughts

• climate change

• conflict

• poverty

• Rare farming rainfall

What is ethiopias main food security program

The Productive Safety Net Program, started in 2005

How does the productive safty net program help people in ethiopia

it provides short-term help to poor and food-insecure households, also for those who are unable to work, mainly elderly and disabled people. Unconditional help is provided. This is done by providing cash, food and public jobs.

The productive safety net program also provides long-term help, which is done through public work such as tree planting, water harvesting and storing, soil conservation, and road building

How many people does the productive saefty net program help

8 million

What is the role of the school feeding program

The government provides food to children in school

7 million primary children go to school in food-scarce regions

The government helps local farmers to sell their food to schools, contributing to the development of the local community

This program helps children be well-fed and concentrated, decreases financial strain on parents, and promotes girls to be sent to school

foreign help

USAID, WFP and World Bank help by providing money and food

WFP planned to support 6.8 million people in Ethiopia in 2025 with food and nutrition assistance