Abstract

Now a day’s food security issues become one of the critical concern and top priority area for developing countries. Having clear picture on food security status and its major determinants helps policy makers and planners to devise new policies that enhance food security. Hence, this paper was designed to review the impact of climate change on food security status of Ethiopian households. The objectives of this review are to review the impact of climate change on household food security and to review determinants of Ethiopian Households’ food Security. Ethiopian rural households are vulnerable to shocks, such as drought, that affects agricultural production. Famine and drought affect food security and livelihood of rural households in the country. Consequently, crop failure, water stress, crop disease and high food prices affect the population. Household size, age, off-farm income; credit, fertilizer use, livestock ownership, and participation in local savings groups are other important factors determining Ethiopian household food security.

Key Words: Climate change, Climate variability, Drought, Food security

DOI: https://ejesm.org/doi/v11i6.5