Food Security in Ethiopia Review of Research, 2005-2016

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Logan Cochrane
Logan Cochrane

Abstract

A significant amount of research has been conducted on food security in Ethiopia, yet few reviews and syntheses areavailable. This paper reviews the research indexed on the Web of Science platform from 2005 until 2016 on foodsecurity in Ethiopia. It presents a summary of research, analyzes trends and outlines knowledge gaps as well aspotential areas for future research. For improved readability, the review categorized and synthesized research intoeight thematic research areas: (1) climate change and rainfall, (2) food science and technical agricultural studies, (3)inequalities, (4) individual-level studies, (5) large-scale land acquisitions and land grabs, (6) natural resourcemanagement and water, (7) social services and policy, and (8) vulnerability assessments and methods. The resultssuggest that while important research is being done, there is a greater need to expand our research on inequalities, toengage with new manifestations of food insecurity, to critically reflect on our measures and metrics of food security,and to engage in interdisciplinary approaches. Regular reviews and syntheses of the literature are required to betterenable researchers to build upon existing knowledge to identify key knowledge gaps and new research directions.

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Cochrane, L., & Cochrane, L. (2018). Food Security in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 9(1), 10-10. Retrieved from https://journals.ju.edu.et/index.php/ejast/article/view/703
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Logan Cochrane, Carleton University

Global and International Studies, Carleton University, Canada

Logan Cochrane, Hawassa University

Institute for Policy and Development Research, Hawassa University, Ethiopia