Farm Level Crop and Livestock Management In South Wollo and Eastern Hararghe.

We initiated an interdisciplinary holistic research to address food production, drought, and malnutrition in Ethiopia. As part of our long term goal to address sustainable food production using a holistic approach, we collected data on crop and livestock production and management, anthropometric, and health in 2011. The survey encompassed 150 household in South Wollo, an area located within the Amhara and 202  households in East Hararghe, an area of the Oromia region in Eastern Ethiopia.  The two regions are known for high vulnerability to food insecurity. Preliminary results indicate drought and water management as production constraints. Preliminary analyses indicate also that in South Wollo, villages at the highest altitude exhibited the greatest degree of malnutrition. We expect that the results will lead to identifying priorities to conduct farmer-focused collaborative applied research to address food insecurity using a multidisciplinary approach