Abstract Measuring household resilience to food insecurity is a growing environmental and socio-economic pressure. This study assessed rural household resilience in rural northern Ethiopia, using two established frameworks: Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) and the Technical Assistance to Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO) approach. A cross-sectional study design was applied involving 228 households through multi-stage sampling techniques, combined quantitative and qualitative data. Factor analysis and structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Based on results from structural equation modeling within the RIMA framework, adaptive capacity (-1.45), assets (-0.66), and social safety nets (-0.99) were negatively associated with resilience, while access to basic services (1.00) contributed positively. In contrast, factor analysis was applied to the TANGO approach data, and the results showed strong positive contributions from absorptive (0.98) and adaptive (0.79) capacities, but a negative loading for transformative capacity (-0.78). Both frameworks produced comparable resilience indices (0.54 for RIMA and 0.51 for TANGO). These findings suggest that policies aimed at strengthening adaptive capacity, improving access to basic services, and reinforcing social protection and institutional support are essential for enhancing rural household resilience to food insecurity.
Tadsual Asfaw Dessie (Wed,) studied this question.