Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report
In early June 2020, we called by telephone a representative sample of nearly 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess income changes and household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic (survey period covering May). This was the second administration of a COVID-19 r...
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| author | Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan Hirvonen, Kalle |
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| description | In early June 2020, we called by telephone a representative sample of nearly 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess income changes and household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic (survey period covering May). This was the second administration of a COVID-19 related survey to these households, following an initial survey conducted in early May 2020 covering the situation of the survey households in April. More than two-third of the households indicated in the second survey that their incomes were lower than expected (up from 58 percent in April) and 45 percent reported that they are extremely stressed about the situation (up from 35 percent in April). 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 but have remained the same since April. During the pandemic, households are less and 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 many households have been able to use their savings to buffer food consumption. As the pandemic is still in an early stage in Ethiopia, it is likely that these savings will not last throughout the pandemic, calling for a rapid scale-up of existing support programs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1432302025-11-06T07:04:58Z Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan Hirvonen, Kalle policies surveys covid-19 health employment households urban areas indicators nutrition physical distancing food security food consumption rural areas pandemics knowledge In early June 2020, we called by telephone a representative sample of nearly 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess income changes and household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic (survey period covering May). This was the second administration of a COVID-19 related survey to these households, following an initial survey conducted in early May 2020 covering the situation of the survey households in April. More than two-third of the households indicated in the second survey that their incomes were lower than expected (up from 58 percent in April) and 45 percent reported that they are extremely stressed about the situation (up from 35 percent in April). 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 but have remained the same since April. During the pandemic, households are less and 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 many households have been able to use their savings to buffer food consumption. As the pandemic is still in an early stage in Ethiopia, it is likely that these savings will not last throughout the pandemic, calling for a rapid scale-up of existing support programs. 2020-04-01 2024-05-22T12:12:38Z 2024-05-22T12:12:38Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143230 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/10.2499/p15738coll2.134939 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12206 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Abate, Gashaw T.; de Brauw, Alan; and Hirvonen, Kalle. 2020. Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report. ESSP Working Paper 145. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133766. |
| spellingShingle | policies surveys covid-19 health employment households urban areas indicators nutrition physical distancing food security food consumption rural areas pandemics knowledge Abate, Gashaw T. de Brauw, Alan Hirvonen, Kalle Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report |
| title | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report |
| title_full | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report |
| title_fullStr | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report |
| title_short | Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report |
| title_sort | food and nutrition security in addis ababa ethiopia during covid 19 pandemic june 2020 report |
| topic | policies surveys covid-19 health employment households urban areas indicators nutrition physical distancing food security food consumption rural areas pandemics knowledge |
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