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Many governments, policymakers, international aid agencies, and developmental organizations
distributed millions of dollars for reducing the impact of food insecurity in developing countries
including Ethiopia. Mekiet is one of the districts in Amhara region which is highly prone to food
insecurity. At present, one of the solutions to reduce food insecurity is building resilience at
households’ level. Therefore, this study aims to address the rural household resilience to food
insecurity in Mekiet District. This study assess the dimensions of rural household resilience to food
insecurity and analyze the relationships of RIMA and TANGOs measures of resilience. Crosssectional
research
design
was
conducted
in
two
agro
ecological
zones
of
Mekiet
district
from
kolla
and
woyna-dega
involving
228
respondents.
The
study
employed
mixed
method
research,
whereby
both
quantitative
and
qualitative
approach
were
applied. Multi-stage sampling techniques were
employed to select the district, kebeles and sample households. Descriptive statistics, factor
analysis, and structural equation model were employed to analyze the data. The result from
structural equation modelling in RIMA approach showed that the latent variables of adaptive
capacity, asset, and social safety net have value of (-1.45), (-0.66), and (-0.99), respectively, those
are significant and strong negative values. On the other hand, access to basic service is significant
and positive value of 1. The result from factor analysis in TANGO approach showed that the latent
variables of absorptive and adaptive capacity has a load of 0.98 and 0.79 respectively. On the
other hand, transformative capacity is found to be negative load (-0.78), all variables are found
to be statistically significant. The mean household resilience capacity index in RIMA or TANGO
methods are 0.54 and 0.51 respectively. Thus, both approaches are fairly similar. Therefore,
households that own better access to RIMA and TANGO dimensions are found to be highly
resilient to food insecurity. The study recommends, the resilience programs should be implement
at district, community, and households levels to enhance household resilience to food insecurity. |
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