Food Security Framework | Key Population Groups

Percentage of Population Needing Humanitarian Assistance in 2007 (Emergency + PSNP)
  • Even if it is this year?s percentage of population in need of assistance, Figure 1 is a typical food insecurity geographic demonstration of the country.
  • Pastoral population of Afar and Somali Region continue to be the most acutely food insecure in the country. These areas are the epicenters of recent recurrent droughts. The crop calendar in Figure 2 demonstrates the typical periods to watch.
  • A significant proportion of the population of the northeastern crop dependent highlands remains chronically food insecure. This stretches from belg dependent areas of South and Eastern Tigray Region, to eastern Amhara Region (South Wello, North Wello, North Shewa, and Oromiya zones), and into eastern SNNPR and eastern Oromiya Region (Figure 1). These groups have similar food security situations and their rainfall patterns are reflected under the crop dependent areas below.
  • People living along the river banks of major rivers of the country.
Normal Crop and Rainfall Calendar for the Country

 

 
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