Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report

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dc.creatorAbate, Gashaw T.
dc.creatorde Brauw, Alan
dc.creatorHirvonen, Kalle
dc.date2020-04-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:38Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:30:02Z
dc.descriptionIn 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143230
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/106264
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133654
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133851
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133947
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134018
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134939
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12206
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAbate, 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.
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectindicators
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectphysical distancing
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectpandemics
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.titleFood and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report
dc.typeWorking Paper

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