Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report
We called by telephone a representative sample of 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half the households indicated that their incomes were lower than expected and more than one-third reported that the...
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| author | Hirvonen, Kalle Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan |
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| description | We called by telephone a representative sample of 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half the households indicated that their incomes were lower than expected and more than one-third reported that they are extremely stressed about the situation. Using a pre-pandemic wealth index, we find that less-wealthy households were considerably more likely to report income losses and high stress levels than were wealthier households. Compared to a period just before the pandemic (January and February 2020), indicators measuring food security have significantly worsened. In April, households were less frequently consuming relatively more expensive but nutritionally richer foods, such as fruit and dairy products. However, overall food security status in Addis Ababa is not yet alarming, possibly because most households have used their savings to buffer food consumption. It is likely that these savings will not last for much longer, calling for a rapid scale-up of existing support programs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1432282025-11-06T06:27:32Z Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report Hirvonen, Kalle Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan income nutrition security covid-19 households nutrition food security We called by telephone a representative sample of 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half the households indicated that their incomes were lower than expected and more than one-third reported that they are extremely stressed about the situation. Using a pre-pandemic wealth index, we find that less-wealthy households were considerably more likely to report income losses and high stress levels than were wealthier households. Compared to a period just before the pandemic (January and February 2020), indicators measuring food security have significantly worsened. In April, households were less frequently consuming relatively more expensive but nutritionally richer foods, such as fruit and dairy products. However, overall food security status in Addis Ababa is not yet alarming, possibly because most households have used their savings to buffer food consumption. It is likely that these savings will not last for much longer, calling for a rapid scale-up of existing support programs. 2020-03-01 2024-05-22T12:12:37Z 2024-05-22T12:12:37Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143228 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133654 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133851 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133947 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134018 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12206 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hirvonen, Kalle; Abate, Gashaw T.; and de Brauw, Alan. 2020. Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report. ESSP Working Paper 143. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133731. |
| spellingShingle | income nutrition security covid-19 households nutrition food security Hirvonen, Kalle Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report |
| title | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report |
| title_full | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report |
| title_fullStr | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report |
| title_short | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report |
| title_sort | food and nutrition security in addis ababa ethiopia during covid 19 pandemic may 2020 report |
| topic | income nutrition security covid-19 households nutrition food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143228 |
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