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

Agricultural and Food Economics

Table 7 Households most effective coping mechanisms against food insecurity and food shortage in the study area

Households key coping mechanism	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Reducing frequency of meal	77	27.90
Reducing meal size	101	36.60
Selling livestock’s	31	11.23
Engaging in wild fruit gathering	6	2.17
Selling different assets	1	0.36
Migrating to cities	8	2.90
Receiving loan	2	0.72
Remittance and Food aid	8	2.90
Selling wood, charcoal, etc	3	1.09
Working as a daily laborer	38	13.77
Engagement in petty trade	1	0.36
Total	276	100

Source: Estimated result (2017), N = 276; Note that households were allowed to present the most effective coping mechanism used to cope up with the incidence of food insecurity and/or shortage