Abstract:
The ultimate aim of this study attempted to address the determinants of rural household food
security in Wolaita Zone, the case of Damot Pulassa Woreda, South Nation Nationality
People Regional State of Ethiopia. For this study the total of 214 households were selected
from five rural Kebeles by using systematic random sampling technique. Primary and
secondary data sources were used for this study. The data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics and econometric regression models and post diagnostic checks used in order to
check the model fits sufficiently well and check influential impact on the estimate of the
coefficient. Ordered logistic regression model was applied to identify determinants of rural
household food security. The model result shows out of 10 independent variables, about 5
variables were statistically significant confluence on household food security. The regression
analysis output reveals that occurrence of insect or pest was negatively correlated and
statistically significant at 1% level respectively to food security. The other independent
variable were income of house hold and land size of household head positively correlated
and statistically significant at 1% level and loan of household and market distance of house
hold were at 5% level respectively. Households were four levels of food insecurity (access)
scale. The study result indicated that food secure17%, mild food insecurity 33.6%, moderately
food insecurity 23.8% and severely food insecure 25.7%. The copping mechanism by which
household or community members meets their relief and adjusts to future used different
strategies. The study result revealed that four copping strategy were higher frequency value,
three copping strategy were medium frequency value and three, copping strategy were lower
frequency value in the study area.
