Table 1: Comparison of Ethiopia's Regions Region Background Food Security Other Issues Northeast part of the country, sugum Food insecure population Region susceptible to droughts and flash rain March-April, karma rain increase from about floods 100,000 in 2011 to about Increase in cases of GBV (including 1.7 million people, 90% are pastoralists, 400,000 in 2017, 26% of physical and sexual violence, child 10% agro pastoralists the region’s population marriage, child separation) Afar Grow sorghum requires food assistance 350,000 don’t have access to safe Low levels of market integration Majority of region’s PSNP and relief food supply have reduced woredas considered demand of cereals in markets Priority 1 in June 2017 16,675 internally displaced b/c drought, flood, inter-community conflict and strong winds Northern part of country, belg rain Increase in food secure Susceptible to pests, crop diseases, March-May, kiremt June-September from about 400,000 in hailstorms floods, and droughts 20.7 million people, 100% agrarian 20100 to almost a million PSNP and relief food helped stabilise (mixed cropping and livestock) in 2017, but is down from supply and market prices in most woredas Off-farm income generating activities: over 2 million in 2016. AWD outbreak, also facing public health pottery, black smith, petty trade, casual 4.6% of region’s population threats of measles, typhoid fever and labour employment requires food assistance in scabies 2013: strong market integration for 2017. 77,297 people have no or limited access to Amhara maize Minority of woredas are safe water 2016 - low supply of food priority 1 hot stops Increase in sexual and domestic violence, commodities in central markets (from child marriage, migration of women local production or other areas), takes Trader constraints: lack of capital, poor over a week to replenish stock road infrastructure, high transport cost, shortage of stock, lack credit, high interest rate, lack means of transport, high tax payment, monopolies, discrimination North-western part of the country, Food insecure population Susceptible to strong winds and hailstorms meher rain June-September slight decline from 2011 Low of major cereals 1 million people, 100% agriculture (about 30,000) to 2017 AWD public health threat Gumuz (about 20,000), but spike in
Table 1: Comparison of Ethiopia's Regions Region Background Food Security Other Issues Afar Northeast part of the country, sugum rain March-April, karma rain 1.7 million people, 90% are pastoralists, 10% agro pastoralists Grow sorghum Low levels of market integration Food insecure population increase from about 100,000 in 2011 to about 400,000 in 2017, 26% of the region’s population requires food assistance Majority of region’s woredas considered Priority 1 in June 2017 Region susceptible to droughts and flash floods Increase in cases of GBV (including physical and sexual violence, child marriage, child separation) 350,000 don’t have access to safe PSNP and relief food supply have reduced demand of cereals in markets 16,675 internally displaced b/c drought, flood, inter-community conflict and strong winds Amhara Northern part of country, belg rain March-May, kiremt June-September 20.7 million people, 100% agrarian (mixed cropping and livestock) Off-farm income generating activities: pottery, black smith, petty trade, casual labour employment 2013: strong market integration for maize 2016 - low supply of food commodities in central markets (from local production or other areas), takes over a week to replenish stock Increase in food secure from about 400,000 in 20100 to almost a million in 2017, but is down from over 2 million in 2016. 4.6% of region’s population requires food assistance in 2017. Minority of woredas are priority 1 hot stops Susceptible to pests, crop diseases, hailstorms floods, and droughts PSNP and relief food helped stabilise supply and market prices in most woredas AWD outbreak, also facing public health threats of measles, typhoid fever and scabies 77,297 people have no or limited access to safe water Increase in sexual and domestic violence, child marriage, migration of women Trader constraints: lack of capital, poor road infrastructure, high transport cost, shortage of stock, lack credit, high interest rate, lack means of transport, high tax payment, monopolies, discrimination Gumuz North-western part of the country, meher rain June-September 1 million people, 100% agriculture Food insecure population slight decline from 2011 (about 30,000) to 2017 (about 20,000), but spike in Susceptible to strong winds and hailstorms Low of major cereals AWD public health threat
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