Analysis of households food insecurity and its coping mechanisms in Western Ethiopia

Agricultural and Food Economics

Table 4 FGT food insecurity index result on extent of food insecurity in the study area

FGT measures	Percent (%)
Head count ratio (Incidence of food insecurity)^a	53.62
Food insecurity gap (Depth of food insecurity^b	16.84
Squared food insecurity gap (Severity of food insecurity)^b	7.32

Source: Computed result (2017); where ^a indicates estimation from the total sample and ^b indicates estimation from food insecure (148) households