Food Security and Vulnerability in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The purpose of the study is to generate food security and vulnerability information to help policy
and decision makers to design and implement programs that contribute to the reduction of urban food insecurity and vulnerability. The specific objectives of the study include:
· To identify food security and livelihoods problems, constraints, strategies and coping
mechanisms among different social and economic groups
· To do an in-depth analysis of the major factors to food and livelihoods insecurity in Addis
Ababa in order to inform policy and program design as well as intervention.
· To establish baseline data on urban vulnerability and lay foundations for developing a
practical monitoring system that provides an early indication of food insecurity and
livelihoods vulnerability.