Table 6 Themes developed for coping strategies adapted by food in secured HHs in the district, 2020
First Theme | Second Theme | Third Theme |
|---|---|---|
Insurance strategies | Crisis Strategies | Distress Strategies |
Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods. Inter-household transfers of food &/or money Taking out of loans from relatives Reduction in number and frequencies of meal in a day Reduces expenses on daily necessities Seeking for wage or daily labor to rise income: ✓ Cash for work, ✓ Moving from agriculture and become daily laborer or ✓ Involve on off-farm and pity trade activities | Taking loan or borrow money at high interest rate to buy food Borrow and / or buy food on credit and rely on others help Gathering wild foods or harvest immature/ unripe food/ crops Eat seed for the next planting season Sending household members children) to eat at friends’ or relative’s Limiting the portion size at meal time restrict the number of meals eaten Skipping meals or restrict consumption by adults to feed children Going the whole days with little food Depend on relief assistance Rent/contract farm land Sell of non-productive assets Temporary/Seasonal migration search of wage employment | Eating too less amount and less nutritious or un edible meals Sell of all live stocks and productive assets/equipment Sell or mortgage of land Children dropping out of school and sending them elsewhere to work and beg. Go the entire day (the whole day and night) without eating Permanent Migration Complete dependence on aid Engaged in begging to get food and resources |