Sammanfattning

Pastoralism in Ethiopia is under increasing pressure, caught in a downward spiral of resource depletion and diminishing resilience against shocks and stresses. This article identifies determinants of pastoral household resilience to food insecurity in Mille, Afar, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional survey using structured interviews of 99 randomly selected households was conducted. The data analysis consists of principal component analysis and general linear model regression. It finds that the resilience capacity of households in the study area is very weak to food insecurity shocks. Family size, age, wealth, distance to the market, irrigation access, utilization of soil and water conservation techniques, credit access, as well as the livestock diversification index significantly explain the variations in the resilience status of households. Intervention options in terms of support toward engagement of family labor for pastoral productivity, strengthening rural finance institutions, market infrastructure creation, extension support toward soil and water conservation, and utilization of irrigation for environment friendly agricultural production are key for resilience development.

Nyckelord

General linear model; Pastoralism; Principal component analysis; Resilience; Food insecurity

Publicerad i

Journal of Arid Environments
2021, Volym: 188, artikelnummer: 104454
Utgivare: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU författare

• Lana, Marcos

  • Institutionen för växtproduktionsekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF)

Globala målen

Avskaffa hunger, uppnå tryggad livsmedelsförsörjning och förbättrad nutrition samt främja ett hållbart jordbruk
Bygga motståndskraftig infrastruktur, verka för en inkluderande och hållbar industrialisering samt främja innovation


UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekologi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104454

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/111436